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Studies

Levin & Taylor (1998): study US 1979

Publication

Author(s):
Levin, J.S.; Taylor, R.J.
Title:
Panel Analyses of Religious Involvement and Well-Being in African Americans: Contemporaneous vs. Longitudinal Effects.
Source:
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1998, Vol. 37, 695 - 709

Investigation

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

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Would you way that you are....?
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
T1 (1979) : M = 3,04     SD = 0,82
T2 (1992) : M = 3,21     SD = 0,76
Page in publication:
701
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.13 -
SD:
0.79 -
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:
Happiness
Remarks:
T1 (1979) : M = 2,13     SD = 0,66
T2 (1992) : M = 2,06     SD = 0,65
Page in publication:
701
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.10 -
SD:
0.66 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Religious attendance