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Correlational findings

Study Hedley (1981): study AU 1977

Public
Shop-floor workers in four metropolitan areas, south-eastern Australia, 1977
Sample
Respondents
N = 1486
Non Response
42%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Correlate

Authors's Label
life worth living
Our Classification
Distribution
1:   5%,   2:  20%,   3:  31%,   4:  44%
Operationalization
Single question:
How often have you seriously thought that life wasn't really worth living..
1: a great deal
2: occasionally
3: once or twice
4: never

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a G = +.61 O-LWL-u-sq-v-4-a G = +.51