Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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

Tempertaure mean

Our Classification

Distribution

Mean=4.37, SD=1.42

Operationalization

Classification is not reported

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-a

b = +.06 p < .01

Tempertaure mean
b(0.064)

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-a

b = -.01 p < .05

Tempertaure squared
b(-.0063)

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-a

b = +.01 ns

Tempertaure difference(daily maximum-minimum)
b(0.0092)

b's controlled for
-Personal characteristics
  - Income
  - Age
  - Gender
  - Marital status
  - Children
  - Employment status
  - Education levels
  - Health status
  - Children
  - Religiosity
-Environment
  - Pollution
  - Rain