Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Ventegodt (1996): study DK 1993

Public: 31-33 aged, Denmark 1993, born in University Hospital in Copenhagen
Sample
Respondents: N = 4611
Non Response: 39%
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Authors's Label

employment / meaning in life

Our Classification

Distribution

N All:4122; %:a1:2,2; a2:3,3; a3:7,5; b1:3,6; b2:14,5; b3:68,9

Related specification variables

Operationalization

A: Employment
     0: unemployed
     1::employed
B: Meaning in life
     1: no meaning
     2: uncertain about meaning
     3: with meaning in life

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

DMt = +

              unemployed     employed
no meaning:   Mt=4.98        Mt=5.90
uncertain:    Mt=6.23        Mt=6.44
meaning:      Mt=7.94        Mt=8.35

DMt = +

              unemployed     employed
no meaning:   Mt=4.13        Mt=5.04
uncertain:    Mt=5.65        Mt=5.85
meaning:      Mt=7.70        Mt=8.11

DMt = +

              unemployed     employed
no meaning:   Mt=4.76        Mt=5.19
uncertain:    Mt=5.55        Mt=5.65
meaning:      Mt=7.21        Mt=7.58