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Correlational findings

Study Halman et al. (1987): study ZZ EU 10 1981

Public
18+ aged, general public, EU 10 nations, 1981
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 1
Sample
Respondents
N = 12464
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label
Type of dwelling
Our Classification
Operationalization
Direct question: "Do you live in a...?" 0 House
1 Flat/appartment

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.05 p < .05 France O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.07 p < .01 Great-Britain O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.07 p < .01 West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.08 p < .01 Italy O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.06 Netherlands O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.09 p < .01 Denmark O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.14 p < .01 Belgium O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = +.05 p < .01 Spain O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.08 p < .01 Ireland O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.03 ns Northern Ireland O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.12 EC

 O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a DMt = EC (stratified sample)  
House              Mt'=  7.00
Flat/appartment    Mt'=  6.44 O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a Beta = ns In none of the European countries ß weights of this variable reached .10 level in multiple regression analysis, when controlling for:
happiness(HAPP 1.1), affect(AFF 2.3); satisfaction with health,income and family life; age, income, education, marital status, having children, male sex, work; urbanisation, own home, religiousness, social participation; uncertainty about future, expected negative changes in income; satisfaction 5 years in past and future; loneliness, tolerance, trust in people, hopeless about life and sense of control.