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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study LT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Lithuania, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Self-definition as religious
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Independently of wether you go to church or not, would you say you are....."
1   A convinced atheist
2   Not a religious person
3   A religious person

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=2.40     Mt=4.7
2       M=2.57     Mt=5.2
3       M=2.46     Mt=4.9 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=5.65      Mt=5.2
2       M=6.05      Mt=5.6
3       M=6.03      Mt=5.6 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M= .35      Mt=5.3
2       M= .69      Mt=5.7
3       M= .56      Mt=5.6 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.05 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.02 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.05 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.00 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.03 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.03 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.04 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.02 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income