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Correlational findings

Study Oshio (2011): study JP 2007

Public
50-75 aged, Japan, 2007
Survey name
JP-JSTAR
Sample
Respondents
N = 3063
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
The respondents were asked to fill in the leave-behind questionnaire and nterviewed on a later day.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status (reference=married)
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: married (reference)
0: not married
   a: never married
   b: divorced
  c: widowed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac OR = 0.68 ns MEN:
never married           (vs married) O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac OR = 0.41 p < .001 divorced                (vs married) O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac OR = 0.55 p < .05 widowed                 (vs married) O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac OR = 0.70 ns WOMEN
never married           (vs married) O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac OR = 1.02 ns divorced                (vs married) O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac OR = 0.81 ns widowed                 (vs married)

OR controlled for:
-age
-educational attainment
-house ownership
-occupational status
-survey areas