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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study LV 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Latvia, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 903
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 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       M=2.42     Mt=4.7
2       M=2.47     Mt=4.9
3       M=2.56     Mt=5.2
4       M=2.55     Mt=5.2
5       M=2.46     Mt=4.9
6       M=2.58     Mt=5.3
7       M=2.50     Mt=5.0
8       Less than 10 Ss
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       M=5.33      Mt=4.8
2       M=5.50      Mt=5.0
3       M=5.67      Mt=5.2
4       M=5.99      Mt=5.5
5       M=5.59      Mt=5.1
6       M=6.04      Mt=5.6
7       M=6.00      Mt=5.6
8       M=6.30      Mt=5.9
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Empty category
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M= .75      Mt=5.8
2       M= .78      Mt=5.8
3       M=1.02      Mt=6.0
4       M=1.18      Mt=6.2
5       M= .71      Mt=5.7
6       M= .54      Mt=5.5
7       M= .84      Mt=5.8
8       M=1.80      Mt=6.8
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.04 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.06 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.00 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.02 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.04 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.00 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.04 ns ß controlled for sex and age O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex and age A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = -.01 ns ß controlled for sex and age