print

Correlational findings

Study Bartram (2011): study US 1995

Public
18-94 aged natives and immigrants, USA, 1995
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 3
Sample
Respondents
N = 1339
Non Response
203
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Distribution
Natives: M=48.9;    Immigrants: M=41.2;        European and Canadian immigrants: M=50.3;      Asian, African, & Latin-American immigrants: M= 36.3
Operationalization
Age²/100

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a Beta = +.18 p < .000 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a b = +.02 p < .000 B controlled for:
- Immigrant status
- Ln(income)
- Interaction ln(income)*immigrant status
- Children
- Marital status
- Unemployed
- Religion
- Health

B +.003 (ns) when additionally controlled for financial satisfaction

Similar results are found in an ordered logit model.