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Correlational findings

Study Clarijs (2009): study NL 2006

Public
19-69 aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2006
Survey name
NL-Dutch Survey on Sexual Health
Sample
Respondents
N = 4147
Non Response
41%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
heterosexual (vs homosexual)
Our Classification
Remarks
The total sample consisted of 2072 men and 2075 women of wich 242 were homosexual. To reach a minimum of 100 homosexual men and 100 lesbian women an additional acquisiton has taken place through specific internetsites. This acquisition has resulted in 159 completed questionaires by persons with homo- or bisexual orientation. The distribution of homo- and biseksual respondents is: for the women 45% from the basic sample and 55% from additional acquisiton; for the men 87% from the basic sample and 13% from the additonal acquisition.
Distribution
n=0:  9,3% (242+159=401)  1: 90,7% (3905)
Operationalization
Self report on single question
0: homo
1: hetero

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = + All
0: homo    M= 4,19  SD= 1,39
1: hetero  M= 4,34  SD= 1,21
difference   +0,15
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a t. = -1,7 M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = + With a relationship
0: homo   M= 4,89 SD= 0,73
1: hetero M= 4,92 SD= 0,67
difference  +0,03
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a F = 4,26 p < .1 M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = - Without a relationship
0: homo   M= 4,95   SD= 0,76
1: hetero M= 4,81   SD= 0,67
difference  -0,14
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a F = 0,73 p < .86 M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = - Nervous
0: homo   M= 4,75  SD= 0,87
1: hetero M= 4,67  SD= 0,69
difference  -0,08
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = - Not nervous
0: homo    M= 4,92   SD= 0,73
1: hetero  M= 4,91   SD= 0,67
difference   -0,01