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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
Reading religious books
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1: 1979 and T2: 1992
Operationalization
How often do you read religious books or other religious materials?
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 everyday - 4 or more times a week

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa r = +.12 p < .01 T1 religion by T1-T2 CHANGE in life satisfaction O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.08 ns Beta controlled for T2
- religion
- health
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa Beta = +.06 ns Beta additionally controled for T2
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region in the US
- urban/rural
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.11 p < .01 T1 religion by T1-T2 CHANGE in life satisfaction O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.00 ns Beta controlled for T2
- religioun
- health
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = -.04 ns Beta additionally controled for T2
- age
- sexe
- education
- marital status
- employment status
- region in the US
- urban/rural