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Studies

Bock & Radelet (1988): study US 1973

Publication

Author(s):
Bock, E.W.; Radelet, M.L.
Title:
The Marital Integration of Religious Independents: A Reevaluation of Its Significance.
Source:
Review of Religious Research,1988, Vol. 29, 228 - 241

Investigation

Public
18+aged, white population, USA 1973-1974
Survey name
US-GSS 1973
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 5683
Non Response
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:
personally very Happy
Page in publication:
230-237

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding married/unmarried Married state (compared to non-married states) Affiliate vs independents Participation in church Age Generation