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Correlational findings

Study Rohe & Basolo (1997): study US Baltimore, Maryland 1989

Public
18+ aged, heads of low-income households, Baltimore city, United States, followed 36 months, 1989-1991
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 283
Non Response
Assessment

assesment method not reported

Correlate

Authors's Label
Life satisfaction at T3
Our Classification
Remarks
T1-T3 lag: 36 months
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days:
1: very dissatisfied
.
.
.
5: very satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-c Beta = +.30 p < .01 T3 happiness, by T1 happiness.

Beta controlled for:
- Form of tenure
- demographic characteristics
  - age
  - sex
  - marital status
  - education
  - income
- occupational status
- housing condition
- neighborthood satisfaction