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Correlational findings

Study Levin & Taylor (1998): study US 1979

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

Correlate

Authors's Label
Asking for prayer
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at: T1: 1979 and T2: 1992
Distribution
T1: M = 2,69, SD = 1,40
T2: M = 3,04, SD = 1,33
Operationalization
How often do you ask someone to pray for you?
1: never
2: a few times a year
3: a few times a month - 1 to 3 times
4: at least once a week - 1 to 3 times
5: nearly every day - 4 or more times a week

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.11 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.12 p < .01 T2 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.11 p < .00 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.11 p < .01 T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.06 p < .01 T1 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.09 p < .05 T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.10 p < .00 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.07 ns T2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.10 p < .00 Controlling for health. O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.05 ns T2

Beta's controled for self rated health
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.05 p < .05 T1 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.04 ns T2

Beta's additionally controled for:
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region
- urban/rural