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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

hours of exausting (physical) exercise a week

Our Classification

Distribution

N: 1:271, 2:140, 3:235, 4:397, 5:407

Operationalization

Single question:
"How many hours of exhausting exercise do you get every week (possibly during work)"
1: 0 hours
2: about 30 minutes
3: about 1 hour
4: about 2 hours
5: about 4 hours or more

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a

r = +.05 ns

  1: Mt=7.56
  2: Mt=7.87
  3: Mt=7.79
  4: Mt=7.79
  5: Mt=7.90
All: Mt=7.78

O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e

r = +.04 ns

  1: Mt=7.24
  2: Mt=7.61
  3: Mt=7.49
  4: Mt=7.43
  5: Mt=7.54
All: Mt=7.45

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha

r = +.05 p < .04

  1: Mt=6.76
  2: Mt=6.96
  3: Mt=6.94
  4: Mt=6.93
  5: Mt=7.10
All: Mt=6.95