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Correlational findings

Study Stillman et al. (2015): study TO 2005

Public
18-45 aged, aspirant migrants who stayed, Tonga, followed 3 years, 2005-2008
Survey name
INT-PacificI slands-NewZealand Migration Survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 406
Non Response
66%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Catholic/Mormon
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1 (11 months after migration) and T2 (33 months after migration)
Distribution
a) 13%, b) 13%
Operationalization
Religion:
a) Catholic
b) Mormon
c) Otherwise

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-cm-sq-v-5-a b = +.04 ns CATHOLIC (vs otherwise) O-HL-cm-sq-v-5-a b = +.01 ns MORMON   (vs otherwise)

B controlled for:
- gender
- age
- years of education
- region of birth
- marital status
- visited New Zealand before 2000
- employment status
- personal income
- relative income
- survey wave
- time period of the year