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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
Basic food
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreport on inability to afford basic food (bread, sugar, milk) at least some of the time

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga r = +.16 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c r = +.16 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = +.07 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = +.10 p < .01 Betas controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- employed
- economic situation
- amenities
- married
- social resource Index
- personal support Index
- Friend to confide in
- Trust people
- Trust government Index
- Trust institutions Index
- active in organisation
- Personal control scale
- Freedom of choice and control
- Freedom Index O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = +.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = +.09 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 = +.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = +.04 p < .05 Betas additionally controlled for satisfaction with:
- security level
- work
- work conditions
- personal income
- household income
- health
- political system

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