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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
Church membership
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at: T1: 1979, T2: 1992
Distribution
T1: M = 0,62, SD = 0,49
T2: M = 0,78, SD = 0,41
Operationalization
Are you an official member of a church or other place of worship?
0: no
1: yes

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.16 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.05 ns T2 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.16 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.03 ns T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.10 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.01 ns T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.17 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.09 p < .05 T2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.17 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.06 ns T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.10 p < .00 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.06 ns T2

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