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Correlational findings

Study Lee (1978): study US Washington 1975

Public
60+ aged marrieds, Washington State USA, 1975
Sample
Respondents
N = 439
Non Response
62%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Length of marriage
Our Classification
Distribution
mean: males 37.3 females 37.6
sd: males 10.6 females 12.8
Related specification variables
Operationalization
length in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a r = .06 ns males M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a Beta = +.11 males
beta controlled for
-age
-satisfaction with marriage
-education
-retired or not
-self perceived health
-satisfaction with standard of living
M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a r = +.00 ns females M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a Beta = -.06 females
beta controlled for
-age
-education
-self perceived health
-satisfaction with standard of living
-marital satisfaction