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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
Freedom of choice and control
Our Classification
Distribution
49,9% high
Operationalization
Self report of social control and choice, perceived personal control. Text of questions not presented

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga r = +.12 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c r = +.16 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = +.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = +.09 p < .01 Betas controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- employed
- economic situation
- basic food
- 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 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 = +.05 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = +.06 p < .01 Betas additionally controlled for:
- satisfaction with security level
- satisfaction with work
- satisfaction with work conditions
- satisfaction with personal income
- satisfaction with household income
- satisfaction with health
- political satisfaction

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