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Correlational findings

Study Duffy (2004): study GB 2000

Public
16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2000
Survey name
UK-BHPS 2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 8952
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Subjective class
Our Classification
Distribution
a: 43%, b: 33%, c: 3%
Operationalization
Self report on single question about class one believes to belong in.
a Working class  
b Middle class
c Do not belong to class

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e D% = + Composition of 2% Most Happy (N=180) and
2% Least Happy (N=180) in terms of self-reported social class

           2% Most happy  2% Least happy  Dif. Working class   38            46           -8%
Middle class    48            19          +29%
No class         1             5           -4%