Entry:

Barkan, Steven E. and Greenwood, Susan F., “Religious Attendance and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Americans: Evidence from the General Social Survey,” Paper presented to the American Sociological Association, Toronto, August, 1997.

Abstract:

Among those 65 or older, religious attendance is positively associated with life satisfaction and happiness. The higher levels of social interaction help explain the differences in life satisfaction, whereas spirituality better explains happiness.

1988-1994