Peacock & Poloma (1999): study US 1988

Publication

Author(s):

Peacock, J.R.; Poloma, M.M.

Title:

Religiosity and Life Satisfaction Across the Life Course.

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 1999, Vol. 48, 319 - 345

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, United States, 1988

Survey name

Gallup poll

Sample

Probability simple random sample

Respondents

N = 1030

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
and interview: telephone

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Using any number on this card, from 1 to 7,  with 1 being very dissatisfied and 7 being very satisfied, how dissatisfied or satisfied are you with your life?
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7  very satisfied

Classification:

O-SLu-u-sq-n-7-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sex Sex: male (vs female) Education Level of school-education Age Current age (in years) Income Current income level (unspecified) Race Ethnic status in the USA Closeness to God Current religious experiences
Religious (vs not) Prayer Earlier religion
Praying
Current meditation Church Church-member or not
Participation in church