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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study AT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Austria, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1460
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=3.04     Mt=6.8
2       M=3.13     Mt=7.1
3       M=3.21     Mt=7.4 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.33      Mt=7.0
2       M=6.90      Mt=6.6
3       M=6.42      Mt=6.0 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=2.28      Mt=7.3
2       M=1.67      Mt=6.7
3       M=1.73      Mt=6.7 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.06 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.06 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.03 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = -.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.09 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.02 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income