Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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

Authors's Label

Operation under general anaesthesia

Our Classification

Distribution

N: 1:612, 2:30, 3:824

Operationalization

Self report on single question:
"Have you ever undergone an operation under general anaesthesia ?"
1: no
2: not sure
3: yes

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

r = -.07 p < .01

  1:Ms=7.95
  2:Ms=7.59
  3:Ms=7.65
All Mt=7.78

r = -.04 ns

  1:Ms=7.55
  2:Ms=7.09
  3:Ms=7.39
All Mt=7.45

r = -.02 ns

  1:Ms=7.00
  2:Ms=6.41
  3:Ms=6.93
All Mt=6.95