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Correlational findings

Study Headey & Krause (1994): study XZ Germany West 1984

Public
16+ aged, general public, West Germany, 1984-1991
Sample
Respondents
N = 9114
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Health
Our Classification
Operationalization
Number of doctor visits (indicating bad health)

Assessed at T1 (1984) and T2 (1991)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.14 T1 happiness by T1 health: raw correlation O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.22 T1 happiness by T1 health: disattenuated r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.11 T2 happiness by T1 health: raw r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.06 T2 happiness by T1 health: disattenuated r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.08 T1 happiness by T2 health: raw r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.17 T1 happiness by T2 health: disattenuated r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.21 T2 happiness by T2 health: raw r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d r = -.33 T2 happiness by T2 health: disattenuated r O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = Disattenuated correlations are obtained by assuming validity coefficients of 0.8 for health and 0.8 for happiness