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Correlational findings

Study Ebrahim et al. (2013): study ZA 2008

Public
18+ aged, general public, South Africa, 2008
Survey name
US-National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 12230
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religious importance
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-rating of importance of religion in an individual's life:
1: Not important at all (reference
2: Unimportant
3: Important
4: Very important

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +.01 ns Unimportant (vs not important at all)
Black:    OPRC: +.01  (ns)
Coloured: OPRC: -.11  (ns)
Indian:   OPRC: -1.79 (01)
White:    OPRC: +.08  (ns)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Health
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employemnt
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +.10 p < .05 Important (vs not important at all)
Black:    OPRC: +.11  (05)
Coloured: OPRC: +.16  (ns)
Indian:   OPRC: +1.27 (01)
White:    OPRC: -.06  (ns)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Health
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employment
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +.38 p < .01 Very important (vs not important at all)
Black:    OPRC: +.40  (01)
Coloured: OPRC: +.31  (ns)
Indian:   OPRC: +1.63 (01)
White:    OPRC: +.24  (ns)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Health
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employment
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity