A peer-reviewed study published in PMC surveyed 572 households across 46 U.S. states (131 LDS, 441 non-LDS). Compared to non-LDS households, Latter-day Saints were seven times more likely to have a disaster supplies kit, almost five times more likely to have long-term food storage, and three times more likely to have preserved food by canning or bottling.
The same study found LDS respondents were four times more likely to perceive themselves as connected to their neighborhood and community. The LDS theology of provident living — which teaches emergency preparedness as part of basic religious practice from childhood — produces measurably more prepared families.
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