Study Thoits & Hewitt (2001): study US 1986

Public

25+ aged, general public, USA, 1986-1989

Sample

Respondents

N = 2867

Non Response

T1: 33% T2: 21%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
At home

Correlate

Authors's Label

Hours of volunteer work

Our Classification

Remarks

Log of hours used in statistical analysis T1: M= -1.3 St.D=4.1

Distribution

T 1: 0: 60.1%, 10: 13.8%, 30: 8.9%, 60: 6.7%, 120:4.4%, 200:6.1%
M=25.55  Mt=1.28
T 2: 0: 57,3%, 10: 13.7%, 30: 9.4%, 60: 6,6%, 120:5,8%, 200:7,2%
M=29.51 Mt=1.48

Operationalization

How many hours did you spend on volunteer work during the last 12 month?
0=  did not volunteer at all in the past year
10= less than 20 hours
30= 20 to 39 hours
60= 40 to 79 hours
120=80 to 159 hours
200=160 hours or more

Observed Relation with Happiness