Study Veroff et al. (1981): study US 1976
- Public:
- 21+ aged, general public, USA, 1976
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 2264
- Non Response:
- 29%
- Assessment:
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Church attendance
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- More than once a week/
Weekly/
Few times a month; monthly/
Few times a year/
Never/
Observed Relation with Happiness
1957 1976
In Metropolitan Cities G = +.10 ns G = +.10 ns
In Suburbs G = +.15 (05) G = +.24(01)
In Cities G = +.11 ns G = +.04 ns
In Towns G = +.12 (01) G = +.13(01)
In Rural Areas G = +.23 (001)G = +.13(01)
Effect persists after control for sex, age and education. Interaction effects with sex, age and education.