Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Shu & Zhu (2009): study CN 2006

Public: 20-69 aged, general public, China, 2006
Sample
Respondents: N = 2000
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Age cohort

Our Classification

Operationalization

Age cohort
20-29 (reference group)
1. 30-39
2. 40-49
3. 50-59
4. 60-69

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

OR = 0.72 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Happiness is a binary or dichotomous variable with Happy =1 and Unhappy=0.

OR < 1 indicates that the odds of being happy-to-being unhappy
decreases by a factor OR when

1) the corresponding metric correlate increases by one unit
2) the corresponding category of a categorical correlate is compared to the reference category.

OR > 1 indicates an increase by a factor OR for both the above cases.

Age 30-39 (vs 20-29)

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

OR = 0.64 p < .05

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 40-49 (vs 20-29)

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

OR = 0.71 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 50-59 (vs 20-29)

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

OR = 0.98 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 60-69 (vs 20-29)

M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b

OR = 1.17 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 30-39 (vs 20-29)

M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b

OR = 0.98 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 40-49 (vs 20-29)

M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b

OR = 1.24 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 50-59 (vs 20-29)

M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b

OR = 0.94 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 60-69 (vs 20-29)

C-W-u-sq-v-4-c

OR = 1.16 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 30-39 (vs 20-29)

C-W-u-sq-v-4-c

OR = 0.86 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 40-49 (vs 20-29)

C-W-u-sq-v-4-c

OR = 1.1 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 50-59 (vs 20-29)

C-W-u-sq-v-4-c

OR = 1.08 ns

ODDS RATIO in BINARY LOGISTIC analysis.

Age 60-69 (vs 20-29)

M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a

b = -.04 ns

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Type: test statistic
Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric
Theoretical range: unlimited

Meaning:
b > 0   A higher correlate level corresponds with a higher happiness rating on average.
B < 0   A higher correlate level corresponds with a lower happiness rating on average.
B = 0   Not any correlation with the relevant correlate.

Age 30-39 (vs 20-29)

M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a

b = -.16 ns

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Age 40-49 (vs 20-29)
Subgroup value is lower.

M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a

b = +.06 ns

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Age 50-59 (vs 20-29)

M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a

b = +.20 ns

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Age 60-69 (vs 20-29)

M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a

OR and B are versus reference group.

OR and B controled for
- gender
- education
- marital status
- household income
- unemployement
- urban residency
- domain satisfaction
- value priorities
- lifestyle

M-ACO-*-mq-v-7-a

For a subgroup of 87% of respondents with at least one positive experience of happiness, enjoyment and accomplishment, OR and B values are higher unless stated otherwise.