Sociologists with the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have found that religiously involved U.S. families of early adolescents, those ages 12 to 14, are more likely to have significantly stronger family relationships than families that are not religiously active. The report demonstrates that youth from families who are heavily involved (five to seven days per week) in some form of religious activity during the week (such as attending church, praying or reading scriptures together) are significantly more likely than youth whose families do not engage in religious activities throughout the week to have stronger relationships with their mothers and fathers, to participate in family activities such as eating dinner together and to not run away from home.