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Correlational findings

Study Ferriss (2002): study US 1972

Public
18 + aged, general public, United States, 1972-1996
Sample
Respondents
N = 34706
Non Response
0,7%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Belief in the Hereafter
Our Classification
Distribution
N=1216 ; 0=22,2%; 1=77,8% ; M=2,25; SD=0,63
(1996 GSS) N= 847
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question
0:no
1:yes

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa DM = + ns                M         SD
0:no          2,18      0,59  
1:yes         2,20      0,62
-difference   +.02
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = -.08 ns