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Correlational findings

Study Levin & Taylor (1998): study US 1979

Public
18+ aged Blacks, USA, followed 1979 to 1992
Sample
Respondents
N = 1988
Non Response
32%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religious attendance
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at: T1: 1979, T2: 1992
Distribution
T1: M = 3,80, SD = 1,31
T2: M = 4,28, SD = 1,12
Operationalization
How often do you usually attend religious service?
1: never
2: less than once a year
3: a few times a year
4: a few times a month - 1 to 3 times
5: at least once a week - 1 to 3 times
6: nearly every day - 4 or more times a week

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.18 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.14 p < .00 T2 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +17 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.12 p < .01 T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.11 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.10 p < .05 T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.20 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.17 p < .00 T2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.19 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.14 p < .00 T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.12 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.13 p < .01 T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural