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Studies

Elliott & Hayward (2009): study ZZ World samples 1999

Publication

Author(s):
Elliott, M.; Hayward, R.D.
Title:
Religion and Life Satisfaction Worldwide: the Role of Government Regulation.
Source:
Sociology and Religion, 2009, Vol. 70, 285 - 310

Investigation

Public
18+aged, general public, 65 countries, 1999-2004
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 4
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 93142
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
306
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.37 5.97
SD:
2.58 2.87

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Religious attendance