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Correlational findings

Study Greenfield & Marks (2007): study US 1995

Public
25-74 aged, general public, USA, 1995
Survey name
US-MIDUS
Sample
Respondents
N = 3032
Non Response
39%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
After the telephone interview 87% of the respondents completed a self-administered mailback questionnaire.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religious participation
Our Classification
Error Estimates
s.e.=0.02
Remarks
Recoded: 3 (5+4), 2 (3), 1: ( 2), 0 (1)
Distribution
M = 1,67; SD = 1,18
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question on frequency you 'usually attend religious or spiritual services'
5: more than once a weel
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4: about once a week
3: one or three times a month
2: less than once a month
1: never

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-n-11-b b = +.11 p < .001 C-BW-c-sq-n-11-b Beta = +.11 b and Beta controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- income
- employment status
- marital status
- parental status
- self rated physical health


B (+.05) and Beta  (+.04) lower when additionsl control for religious social identity