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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study EE 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Estonia, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1008
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Membership of volun-tary organizations
Our Classification
Operationalization
Number of 'yes' responses: "Which, if any of these organizations do you belong to....?" For example: Religious or church organizations, Political parties or groups, Sports or recreation (16 items). The summed score is divided
into 3 categories ....
1   0
2   1
3   2 - 16

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=2.56      Mt=5.2
2       M=2.55      Mt=5.2
3       M=2.64      Mt=5.5
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=5.91      Mt=5.5
2       M=5.90      Mt=5.4
3       M=6.22      Mt=5.8
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M= .55      Mt=5.6  
2       M= .75      Mt=5.8
3       M= .97      Mt=6.0
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.06 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.06 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.13 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.04 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.05 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.08 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.08 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )