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Correlational findings

Study Brodeur & Connoly (2012): study CA Quebec 1998

Public
20-49 aged, Canada 1998-2005
Survey name
CA-Canadian Community Health Survey: combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 29000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religion
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreport of religion
1: Belonging to a religion
   a: Catholic
   b: United Church
   c: Protestant
0: no religion (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-nvt-10-a b = +.06 p < .05 Catholic      (vs no religion) b = +.057 O-SLW-c-sq-nvt-10-a b = +.17 p < .01 United church (vs no religion) b = +,169 O-SLW-c-sq-nvt-10-a b = +.04 ns Protestant    (vs no religion) b = +.039

b controlled for demographic variables:

- Gender
- Born in Canada
- Age
- Level of education
- Church attendance
- Marital status