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Correlational findings

Study Helliwell & Huang (2010): study CA 2002 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 2002-2003
Survey name
ESC 2002-2003 (2nd wave)
Sample
Respondents
N = 1862
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Job: makes own decisions
Our Classification
Error Estimates
s.e.= 0.12
Operationalization
Single direct question on making own decisions at job:
1 Yes
0 No

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OPRC = -.16 ns OPRC controlled for:
- Log of other family members' income
- Log of avg. household income in census tract
- Log of personal income
- Job: requires skill
- Job: has enough time
- Job: free of conflicting demands
- Job: has variety of tasks
- Job: trust in management
- Self-perceived health
- Gender
- Age
- Marital status
- Education
- Contacts w. family members
- Contacts w. friends
- Number of memberships or extent of activity
- Trust in general
- Trust in neighbors
- Trust in police
- Importance of religion
- Frequency of attending religious services