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Correlational findings

Study Ventegodt (1995): study DK 1993

Public
18-88 aged, general public, Denmark, 1993
Sample
Respondents
N = 1494
Non Response
39%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
rating of income
Our Classification
Distribution
N all:   1:20,   2:83,   3:401,   4:722,,   5:237
N unemployed:1:14,   2:44,   3:53,   4:19,   5:8
Operationalization
Single question:
" How do you rate your current financial and material circumstances ?"
1: very bad
2: bad
3: neither good nor bad
4: good
5: very good

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a r = +.24 p < .00   All:      
  1:Ms=5.13        
  2:Ms=6.93   
  3:Ms=7.40
  4:Ms=7.93
  5:Ms=8.45
All Mt=7.78 A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a r = +.35 p < .00   Unemployed
  1:Ms=4.48
  2:Ms=7.50
  3:Ms=6.84
  4:Ms=8.19
  5:Ms=8.39
All Mt=7.38 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e r = +.34 p < .00   All:       
  1:Ms=4.13  
  2:Ms=6.04  
  3:Ms=6.91  
  4:Ms=7.69  
  5:Ms=8.36  
All Mt=7.44 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e r = +.36 p < .00   Unemployed
  1:Ms=3.44
  2:Ms=6.71
  3:Ms=6.18
  4:Ms=7.73
  5:Ms=8.04
All Mt=6.78 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha r = +.24 p < .00   All:       
  1:Ms=4.50   
  2:Ms=6.34  
  3:Ms=6.58
  4:Ms=7.05
  5:Ms=7.63
All Mt=6.94 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha r = +.29 p < .00   Unemployed
  1:Ms=4.05
  2:Ms=6.71
  3:Ms=6.28
  4:Ms=7.16
  5:Ms=7.33
All Mt=6.60