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From the It's-no-surprise-but-interesting-nontheless files: A new study by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that African-American women are among the most religious people in the United States.

A story in the Post says, in part:

The survey found that 74 percent of black women and 70 percent of black men said that “living a religious life” is very important. On that same question, the number falls to 57 percent of white women and 43 percent of white men.

But in times of turmoil, about 87 percent of black women — much more than any other group — say they turn to their faith to get through. Black women, across education and income levels, say living a religious life is a greater priority than being married or having children, and this call to faith either surpasses or pulls even with having a career as a life goal, the survey shows.