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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study LT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Lithuania, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Here is a scale of incomes and we would like to know in what group your household is, counting all wages, salaries, pensions and other incomes that come in" rated on a a 10-point scale.
1   Less than 50 Rubles per month
2    51  -   70
3    71  -  100
4   101  -  150
5   151  -  200
6   201  -  300
7   301  -  500
8   501  -  800
9   801  -  1000
10  More than 1000 Rubles per month

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=2.18     Mt=3.9
3       M=2.14     Mt=3.8
4       M=2.35     Mt=4.5
5       M=2.38     Mt=4.6
6       M=2.55     Mt=5.2
7       M=2.61     Mt=5.4
8       M=2.59     Mt=5.3
9       M=2.63     Mt=5.4
10      M=2.79     Mt=6.0
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=5.44      Mt=4.9
3       M=5.28      Mt=4.8
4       M=5.93      Mt=5.5
5       M=5.63      Mt=5.1
6       M=6.04      Mt=5.6
7       M=6.18      Mt=5.8
8       M=6.12      Mt=5.7
9       M=5.72      Mt=5.2
10      M=6.65      Mt=6.3
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=-.72      Mt=4.3
3       M=-.03      Mt=5.0
4       M= .24      Mt=5.2
5       M= .52      Mt=5.5
6       M= .64      Mt=5.6
7       M= .74      Mt=5.7
8       M= .84      Mt=5.8
9       M= .31      Mt=5.3
10      M= .60      Mt=5.6
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.19 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.08 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.12 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.13 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.06 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.07 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.13 p < .001 ß controlled for sex and age O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.07 p < .05 ß controlled for sex and age A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.11 p < .01 ß controlled for sex and age