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Correlational findings

Study Ekici & Koydemir (2014a): study TR 1999

Public
15+ aged, general public, Turkey, 1999
Survey name
EU-EVS 1999/2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 1205
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Institutional trust (confidence)
Our Classification
Remarks
Cronbach's alpha = 0.85
Distribution
M = 2.61, SD = 0.81
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on question:
How much confidence do you have in
a.  the education system?
b.  the police?
c.  the civil service?
d.  the health care system?
e.  the justice system?
Rated:
1 = none at all
2 = not very much
3 = quite a lot
4 = a great deal.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OLRC = + p < .01 Probability of being more/less happy when confident
- very satisfied          +5% (.01)
- somewhat satisfied      +5% (.01)
- medium satisfied        +1% (.01)
- somewhat dissatisfied   -3% (.01)
- very dissatisfied       -8% (.01) O-HL-c-sq-v-4-g OLRC = + p < .01 - very happy              +6% (.01)
- quite happy             +4% (.01)
- not very happy          -4% (.01)
- not at all happy        -5% (.01)

OLRCs adjusted for:
- income
- age
- employment status
- gender
- marital status
- religiosity