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Correlational findings

Study Mookherjee (1997): study US 1986

Public
60+ aged, general public, USA 1982-91
Sample
Respondents
N = 3049
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religious Attendance
Our Classification
Distribution
N:  1= 396  2=2653
Operationalization
Single question on religious attendance:
1.not-attended
2.attended

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa DM = + p < .00 1. M=2.09 SD=.70
2. M=2.25 SD=.65
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.13 p < .00 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.12 p < .00 Beta controlled for socio-demographic variables:
   - Gender
   - Race
   - Marital status
   - Education
   - Financial status
   - Place of residence
   - Religious membership
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.04 p < .01 Beta controlled for
- socio-demographic variables:
   - Gender
   - Race
   - Marital status
   - Education
   - Financial status
   - Place of residence
   - Religious membership
   - Religious attendance
- satisfaction with:
   - Neighbours
   - Non-working activities
   - Family
   - Friends
   - Health
   - Finance