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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
Ethnicity
Our Classification
Distribution
black: N=721; white: N=671
Operationalization
a: Black
b: White

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AB-cm-mq-v-6-a DM = ns a: black      M=63,0
b: white      M=63,6
difference       0,6 A-AB-cm-mq-v-6-a DMa = ns a: black      Ma=64,5
b: white      Ma=63,6
difference        0,9

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

Differences slightly stronger among males