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Correlational findings

Study Daly et al. (2011): study US 2005

Public
18-85 aged, general public, United States, 2005-2008
Survey name
US- BRFSS 2005
Sample
Respondents
N = 1300000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Suicide rates across U.S. states
Our Classification
Remarks
crude suicide rates taken from the report "Ranking America's Mental Health: An Analysis of Depression Across the States"
Operationalization
Suicides per 100000 per year

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-e rpc = +.25 AVERAGE happiness by suicide rate in 50 states: both unadjusted O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-e rspc = +.26 O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-e rpc = +.13 AVERAGE happiness by suicide rate in 50 states: both adjusted O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-e rspc = +.27 rpc's and rspc's controlled for:
- Income
- Education
- Age
- Gender
- Marital status
- Employment status