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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1996c): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 48 nations, around 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 75000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Participation in church life
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: World Value Survey 2, item 147, 1990-92, Ann Arbor, Michagan, USA
Operationalization
Average response to survey question:
Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, how often do you attend religious services?
1: Never
2: Less than once a year
3: Once a year
4: Other specific holy days
5: Christmas/Easterday
6: Once a month
7: Once a week
8: More than once a week

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = -.03 Happy Life Years by Partipation in church life in 38 nations Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a rpc = +.14 rpc controlled for buying power per capita