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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
Education
Our Classification
Error Estimates
s.e.=0.11
Operationalization
1 Less than high school (ref.)
2 High school
3 Some college (no university degree)
4 University Degree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OPRC = -.06 ns No difference in education levels when split up in separate correlates.

OPRC controlled for:
- Job satisfaction
- Log of personal income
- Log other family members' income
- Log of avg. household income in census tract
- Self-perceived health
- Age
- Gender
- Marital status
- Contact w. family members
- Contact w. friends
- Contact w. neighbors
- Number of memberships or extent of activity
- Trust in general
- Trust in neighbors
- Trust in police
- Importance of religion
- Frequency attending religious services

Additional control for job characteristics, but not controlling for job satisfaction did not effect OPRC.