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Correlational findings

Study Abbott & Sapsford (2006): study RU 2001

Public
18+ aged general public, Russia, 2001
Survey name
LLH Survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 4000
Non Response
27%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Economic situation
Our Classification
Distribution
a: 29, 6%; b: 43, 3%; c:47,5%; d; 63,8%; 43,4%
Operationalization
Selfreport of inablity ty to afford
a: major consumer items such as a car
b: go to cimnema or theatre
c; basic food some of the time
d: essential clothing
e: essential medicine

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga r = -.27 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c r = -.33 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = -.17 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = -.22 p < .01 Betas controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- employed
- basic food
- amenities
- married
- social resource Index
- personal support Index
- Friend to confide in
- Trust people
- Trust government
- trust institutions
- active in organisation
- Personal control scale
- Freedom of choice and control
- Freedom Index O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = -.14 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = -.21 p < .01 Betas additionally controlled for:
- Self reported Health
- psycho-social health scale
- limiting long-term health problem O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = -.12 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = -.06 p < .01 Betas additionally controlled for satisfaction with:
- security level
- work
- work conditions
- personal income
- household income
- health
- political system

Signs are based on correlation with UNhappiness/DISsatisfaction. Reversed by WDH team to fit standard notation of correlation with more happiness