Data & Research October 22, 2008
Dear God…
People have a lot on their minds of late.
Reported by Nevin E. Adams
Still, when a new poll asked, “What are you praying for these days?” the number one answer was “Financial Relief.’
Cited by nearly a third of respondents, that relief was well ahead of the #2 response, “United States and our leaders”, which was cited by 20% of 2,522 online respondents – a particularly apt focus in these pre-election days.
Finally, 15% of respondents said they were praying for a “New Job.’
“The level of concern that people have for their finances, jobs, retirement accounts, and relief from money problems is starkly evident by how prominent it is in their prayers,” according to Anne Simpkinson, Online Managing Editor at Guideposts.