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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
Self-reported health
Our Classification
Distribution
mean: males 3.8 females 3.8
sd: males 0.9 females 0.9
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Respondents were asked to evaluate the current state of their health on a five-point scale. Question not reported.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a r = +.37 p < .01 males M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a Beta = +.27 males
beta controlled for
-age
-length of marriage
-education
-retired or not
-satisfaction with standard of living
-marital satisfaction
M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a r = +.35 p < .01 females M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a Beta = +.23 females
beta controlled for
-age
-length of marriage
-education
-satisfaction with standard of living
-marital satisfaction