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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
Satisfaction with standard of living
Our Classification
Distribution
mean: males 4.1 females 4.2
sd: males 0.7 females 0.7
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Respondents were asked to evaluate their satisfaction with current standard of living, 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 = +.38 p < .01 males M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a Beta = +.21 males
beta controlled for
-age
-length of marriage
-education
-retired or not
-self perceived health
-marital satisfaction
M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a r = +.34 p < .01 females M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a Beta = +.13 females
beta controlled for
-age
-length of marriage
-education
-self perceived health
-marital satisfaction