Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Boelhouwer & Stoop (1999): study NL 1974

Public: 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1974-1997
Sample
Respondents: N = 3500
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Income

Our Classification

Operationalization

Household income
1 lowest quartile
2 middle quartiles
3 highest quartile

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a

Beta = +.26

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Type: test statistic.

Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric.
Range: [-1 ; +1]

Meaning:
beta > 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average.
beta < 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average.
beta = 0  «   no correlation.
beta = + 1 or -1  «   perfect correlation.

1974

O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a

Beta = +.25