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Correlational findings

Study Cheung et al. (2005): study HK 2001

Public
Elderly, Hong Kong, 2001
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 3000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religious faith
Our Classification
Operationalization
Questions on ones religious faith
a: Protestant
b: Catholic
c: Buddhist
d: Daoism
e: no religion (reference)

Rated
1: yes
0: no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +3.4 p < .05 Protestant (vs. no religion) O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -0.8 ns Catholic (vs. no religion) O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +1.2 ns Buddhist (vs. no religion) O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -2.3 ns Daoist (vs. no religion)

B is controlled for:
-residence
-living arrangement
-marital status
-income
-education
-age
-gender