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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study DE West Germany 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, West Germany, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 2201
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Self-definition as religious
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Independently of wether you go to church or not, would you say you are....."
1   A convinced atheist
2   Not a religious person
3   A religious person

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.06     Mt=6.9
2       M=2.98     Mt=6.6
3       M=3.08     Mt=6.9 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=6.83      Mt=6.5
2       M=6.99      Mt=6.6
3       M=7.39      Mt=7.1 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.11      Mt=6.1
2       M=1.33      Mt=6.3
3       M=1.48      Mt=6.5 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.06     Mt=6.9
2       M=2.98     Mt=6.6
3       M=3.08     Mt=6.9 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.11      Mt=6.1
2       M=1.33      Mt=6.3
3       M=1.48      Mt=6.5 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=6.83      Mt=6.5
2       M=6.99      Mt=6.6
3       M=7.39      Mt=7.1 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.07 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.04 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.10 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.04 p < .05 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.07 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.10 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.03 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.08 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.05 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.05 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.08 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.03 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.10 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.12 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.09 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.09 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.12 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.10 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income