We use a large sample of refugees in Utica, New York to investigate how religiosity and the ability to practice religion are related to happiness in one's community. We analyze religious and secular facets of the community in which they live, such as perceived ability to practice their religion, sense of safety, and experiences of discrimination. Contrary to the literature on broader populations, we find that religiosity is unrelated to refugees’ happiness in their community, but their perceived ability to practice is strongly related to this measure of well-being. Ability to practice religion remains strongly related to happiness in the community even for refugees who are not religious and for ones who do not regularly attend services. These findings point to the need for more studies to include measures not only of individual religiosity, but facets of religion in people's larger communities, especially for vulnerable populations like refugees.

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宗教与难民福祉：包容性社区的重要性

我们使用纽约尤蒂卡的大量难民样本来调查宗教信仰和实践宗教的能力与社区幸福感之间的关系。我们分析了他们所居住社区的宗教和世俗方面，例如感知到的宗教信仰能力、安全感和歧视经历。与关于更广泛人群的文献相反，我们发现宗教信仰与难民在社区中的幸福感无关，但他们感知的实践能力与这种幸福感密切相关。即使对于不信教的难民和不经常参加服务的难民来说，信奉宗教的能力仍然与社区的幸福感密切相关。这些发现表明需要进行更多的研究，不仅包括个人宗教信仰，