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Correlational findings

Study Noble (2009): study UA Kharkiv oblast 2007

Public
18-85 aged, general public, 2 districts in city Kyiv, Ukraine, 2007
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 136
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Relative Happiness
Our Classification
Distribution
M=0.49;  Borshegovka  M=0.48  sd=0.50; Pechersk M=0.5  sd=0.50; p-value of difference:0.89
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
"How happy do you think you are compared to the average Kievite, on a scale of 1 - 10 where 1 is much less happy, 5 is the same and 10 is much happier?"

converted to a dichotomy
1: happier
0: same or less happy

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-m-sq-v-4-a r = +.45 p < .01 city district Borshegovka r=+.51 (01)  N=80
city district Pechersk    r=+.34 (05)  N=48
O-HL-m-sq-v-4-a LRCD = Unaffected by control for
- age
- gender
- family composition