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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
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       M=2.56     Mt=5.2
2       M=2.48     Mt=4.9
3       M=2.58     Mt=5.3
4       M=2.63     Mt=5.4
5       M=2.58     Mt=5.3
6       M=2.59     Mt=5.3
7       M=2.84     Mt=6.1
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=6.28      Mt=5.9
2       M=5.83      Mt=5.4
3       M=5.70      Mt=5.2
4       M=6.31      Mt=5.9
5       M=5.86      Mt=5.4
6       M=6.50      Mt=6.1
7       M=6.15      Mt=5.7
8       Less than 10 Ss
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M= .44      Mt=5.4
2       M= .55      Mt=5.5
3       M= .69      Mt=5.7
4       M= .85      Mt=5.9
5       M= .89      Mt=5.9
6       M= .98      Mt=6.0
7       M= .59      Mt=5.6
8       Less than 10 Ss
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.07 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.07 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.08 p < .05 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.05 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.05 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.05 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.08 p < .05 ß controlled for sex and age O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.08 p < .05 ß controlled for sex and age A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.07 p < .05 ß controlled for sex and age