Study Hay & Morisy (1978): study GB 1976

Public

General public, Great Britain, 1976

Survey name

Omnibus Survey

Sample

Respondents

N = 1865

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Religious experience

Our Classification

Distribution

A: 1: 63,6%, 2: 18%, 3: 10%, 4: 6%, 5: 2%
B was not reported.

Operationalization

A: "Had you been aware of, or influenced by a presence or power, whether referred to as God or not, which is different from your everyday selves?"
1 Never in my life
2 Once or twice
3 Several times
4 Often'
5 All of the times

B: "Have you ever felt as though you were very close to a powerful spiritual force that seemed to lift you
out of yourself?"
1 Never in my life
2 Once or twice
3 Several times
4 Often'
5 All of the times

Observed Relation with Happiness