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Correlational findings

Study Breuer (1987): study XZ Germany West 1984

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

Correlate

Authors's Label
cumulation of problems
Our Classification
Distribution
0: 42%, 1: 29%, 2: 13%, 3: 9%, 4: 4%, 5 or more: 2%.
M = 1,1 problem
Operationalization
Number of the following problems:
- Objective problem situations         
  - relatively poor
  - less than 1 room
  - no occupational degree
  - living alone and no close friends
  - chronic health impairment          
- Subjective problem situations
  - often lonely                      
  - recurring frightening thougts    
  - usually unhappy or depressed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d DM = - average population:         M = 7,7
maximal problem cumulation: M = 4,4