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Correlational findings

Study Graham (2005): study US 1972

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 1972-98
Survey name
CN-GSS 2003
Sample
Respondents
N = 24128
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status
Our Classification
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
"Are you current1y: married, widowed, divorced, separated; or have you never
been married?
1 currently married
2 widowed
3 divorced
4 separated
5 never married"

converted to the dichotomy:
1 married
0 other (single, widowed, separated, divorced)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = +.78 B controlled for:
- Age
- Gender
- Log income
- Years of education
- Race
- Current occupation
- Health index