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Correlational findings

Study Kainulainen (1998): study FI 1991

Public:
18+ aged, general public, former province Kuopio, Finland, 1991-1996
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 2682
Non Response:
not rep
Assessment:
Questionnaire: paper

Correlate

Authors's label
Scantiness of unemployment benefit
Our Classification
Distribution
Never:  N = 1746
Ever in your life:   N  = 656
Operationalization
Have you experienced scantiness of unemployment benefit
(a) during the last year ?
(b) ever in your life ?
Answer: No (=0) or Yes (=1)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Special Research Type Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-g r = -.28 none during the last year O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-g r = -.25 none ever in your life O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-g DM = - none never:                   M = 3.99
ever in your life:       M = 3.54
95% CI for difference:   [0.37 ; 0.54]