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Correlational findings

Study Levinson (2011): study US 1984

Public
15+ aged, general public, United States, 1984-1996
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Respondents
N = 6035
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Health status
Our Classification
Distribution
Health fair or worse 20%, Health poor 4.4%
Operationalization
Classification not reported

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = -.25 p < .01 Health fair or worse
b(-.250) controlled for
-Personal characteristics
  - Income
  - Age
  - Gender
  - Marital status
  - Children
  - Employment status  
  - Education levels
  - Children
  - Religiosity
-Environment
  - Pollution
  - Rain
  - Temperature
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = -.20 p < .01 Health poor
b(-.203) controlled for
-Personal characteristics
  - Income
  - Age
  - Gender
  - Marital status
  - Children
  - Employment status  
  - Education levels
  - Children
  - Religiosity
-Environment
  - Pollution
  - Rain
  - Temperature