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Correlational findings

Study Levin & Taylor (1998): study US 1979

Public
18+ aged Blacks, USA, followed 1979 to 1992
Sample
Respondents
N = 1988
Non Response
32%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Subjective religiosity
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1: 1979 and T2 1992
Distribution
T1: M = 3,14, SD = 0,75
T2: M = 3,33, SD = 0,67
Operationalization
How religious would you say you are?
1: not religious at all
2: not to religious
3: fairly religious
4: very religious

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.17 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.13 p < .01 T2 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.16 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.11 p < .01 T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.07 p < .01 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.08 ns T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.19 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.19 p < .00 T2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.19 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.16 p < .00 T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.08 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.13 p < .00 T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural