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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study HU 1990

Public:
18+ aged, general public, Hungary, 1990
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 999
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=2.72     Mt=5.7
2       M=2.74     Mt=5.8
3       M=2.70     Mt=5.7 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-aa DM = + 1       M=5.97      Mt=5.5
2       M=6.05      Mt=5.6
3       M=5.98      Mt=5.5 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M= .97      Mt=6.0
2       M= .97      Mt=6.0
3       M= .77      Mt=5.8 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.02 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-aa r = -.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.05 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-aa tc = -.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.05 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.07 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-aa Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.03 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income