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Correlational findings

Study Beals (1985): study US 1978

Public
Immigrants from Europe, USA, 1978
Sample
Respondents
N = 844
Non Response
-
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Region of origin of immigrants
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Western vs Eastern/Southern Europe.
Asserted by the open question: "Aside from being American, what nationality do you think of your family being mainly?".
- Western Europeans: British, German, Scandinavian, Austrian, Swiss, French,
etc.
- Eastern/Southern Europeans: Polish,  
Czechoslovakian, Russian, Greek, Italian, Spanish, etc.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-CO-u-mq-*-11-b DM = - Generation Western   Southern/Eastern  Difference
           Europe        Europe     

first      M=6.74        M=6.22        DM=-.52
second     M=6.90        M=6.72        DM=-.18
third      M=6.88        M=6.85        DM=-.03
           M-AO-u-mq-*-*-a DM = Generation Western   Southern/Eastern  Difference
           Europe        Europe     

first      M=2.95        M=2.98        DM=+.03
second     M=3.24        M=3.08        DM=-.16
third      M=3.27        M=3.17        DM=-.10