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Correlational findings

Study Duff & Ivlevs (2011): study ZZ World samples 1994

Public
18+ aged, 85 developed and developing countries, 1994-2007
Survey name
INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 15000
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
interviews, face-to--face, CATI or CAPI

Correlate

Authors's Label
Importance of religion
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport
4 very important
3 rather important
2 not very important
not important at all (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +.41 p < .01 Religion very important     (vs not at all) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +.08 p < .01 Religion rathet important   (vs not at all) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +.00 ns Religion not very important (vs not at all)

OPRCs controled for:
- thinking about meaning of life
- importance of religion
- attendance of religious services
- age
- gender
- marital status
- income band
- number of children
- social class
- time spent thinking about meaning in life
- employment status
- education

Similar across poor and rich nations