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Correlational findings

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

Correlate

Authors's Label
objective factors
Our Classification
Remarks
Objective factors are calculated by weighting and transforming about 80 questions about 5 domains: Self(health,financial status),Marital status and having a partner, Parents and children, Friends, Siblings,Contacts,Education and Occupation See Chapter 8 of "Measuring the quality of Life",Ventegodt, 1996
Distribution
N:    All:4506;   %:1:0,2;   2:3,3;   3:15,4;   4:41,6;   5:39,6
Operationalization
objective factors
1: very bad
2: bad
3: neither good nor bad
4: good
5: very good

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a r = +.29 p < .00 1: Ms=3.75
2: Ms=5.73
3: Ms=6.94
4: Ms=7.75
5: Ms=8.31
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e r = +.33 p < .00 1: Ms=3.50
2: Ms=5.05
3: Ms=6.44
4: Ms=7.41
5: Ms=8.10
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha r = +.34 p < .00 1: Ms=3.75
2: Ms=5.06
3: Ms=5.90
4: Ms=7.06
5: Ms=7.65