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Studies

Ferriss (2002): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Ferriss, A.L.
Title:
Religion and the Quality of Life.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2002, Vol. 3, 199 - 215

Investigation

Public
18 + aged, general public, United States, 1972-1996
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 34706
Non Response
0,7%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
General Happiness
Page in publication:
205
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 12.1%,   2: 55.7%,   3: 32.2%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.20 7.22
SD:
0.63 1.65

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Frequency of attending religious services