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Correlational findings

Study Tamakoshi et al. (2000): study JP 1989

Public
40-54 aged male workers, Japan, followed 4,5 years 1989-1995
Sample
Respondents
N = 18450
Non Response
4,5% non-response at T1
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire at T1, registration of cause of death at T2.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Suicide
Our Classification
Remarks
T1-T2 difference: 4,5 years
Distribution
N= 1: 9, 0: 18441
Operationalization
1: Died between T1 and T2 due to suicide
0: Other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-TH-u-sq-v-4-a = T1 happiness by T1-T2 suicide
OR is relative risk of suicide, adjusted for age M-TH-u-sq-v-4-a OR = 4.34 ns T1 most/all times unhappy  CI 95[0.73-26.01] M-TH-u-sq-v-4-a OR = 1.61 ns T1 sometimes unhappy       CI 95 [0.36-7.20] M-TH-u-sq-v-4-a OR = 1.00 ns T1 never unhappy           (reference category)