Study Subramanian et al. (2003): study US 2000
- Public
- 18-85 aged, general public, United States, 2000-2001
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 21572
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Race
- Our Classification
-
-
- Error Estimates
- Whites vs. Blacks: 0.084
- Distribution
- A1: 77,8% A0: 12,5% B0: 9,7%
- Operationalization
- A: 1 White
0 Black
B: 1 White
0 Others (nonwhites and nonblacks)
Observed Relation with Happiness
OR= 1.52 (P<.05)
OR of Unhappy (vs. Happy).CI95 [1.42-2.05].
So whites a 52% lower chance to be Unhappy compared to blacks.
LRCD= +.42 (p<.05)
OR= 1.71 (p<.05)
OR of Unhappy (vs. Happy).
So whites had a 71 % lower chance to be Unhappy than nonwhites.
LRCD= +.53 (p<.05)
OR and LRCD controlled for:
- State dummy
- Age
- Gender
- Marital status
- Education
- Household income