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Correlational findings

Study Hicks et al. (2004): study US 1997

Public
18-54 aged, dialysed patients, USA,1997
Sample
Respondents
N = 1392
Non Response
17,1%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Gender
Our Classification
Distribution
female: N=738; male: N=654
Operationalization
0: female
1: male

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AB-cm-mq-v-6-a DM = + ns 0: female       M=61,4
1: male         M=65,4
difference        +4,0
A-AB-cm-mq-v-6-a DMa = + ns 0: female       Ma=62,6
1: male         Ma=64,4
difference         +1,8   

Ma adjusted for:
- age
- employment
- marital status
- insurance
- education
- baseline albumin level
- baseline hematocrit
- six-month hematocrit
- hypertension
- diabetes
- angina
- cancer
- PVD (Peripheral vascular disease)
- cirrhosis
- smoking
- CHF (Congestive heart failure)
- medical care ratings
- psychological support
- number of people assisting patient