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Correlational findings

Study Tambyah et al. (2009): study SG 2006

Public
20+ aged, general public, Singapore, 2006
Survey name
AsiaBarometer 2006
Sample
Respondents
N = 1038
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Global life
Our Classification
Distribution
all:0:9,3%,1:17,3%,2:22,2%,3+:51,2%
married subjects only: 0:9,3%,1:15,7%,2:21,4%,3+:53,6%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Responses to 6 questions on openness and interaction with others were counted to form the Global Life Index:
- have a family or relative living in another country
- have traveled at least 3 times in the past 3 years either for business or holiday purposes
- making friends from other countries
- exposure to foreign-produced programs on TV
- communication with people in other countries via the internet or email
- job related contact with organizations or people in other countries.
The value of the index ranges from 0 to 3+.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m Beta = +.03 ns all O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m Beta = +.04 ns married subjects only M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b Beta = -.02 ns all M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b Beta = -.06 ns married subjects only C-W-u-sq-v-4-c Beta = -.02 ns all C-W-u-sq-v-4-c Beta = .00 ns married subjects only M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a Beta = +.02 ns all M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a Beta = +.03 ns married subjects only M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a = Betas controlled for
Demographic variables:
- gender
- age
- education
- income
Lifestyle
- digital
- spirituality
Value priorities:
- having
- relating
- being