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Correlational findings

Study Ekici & Koydemir (2014): study TR 2008

Public
15+ aged, general public, Turkey, 2008
Survey name
EU-EVS
Sample
Respondents
N = 2381
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Income
Our Classification
Distribution
group 1:  17 % (reference category)
group 2:  10 %
group 3:  39 %
group 4:  22 %
group 5:    4 %
Related specification variables
Operationalization
5 levels (ascending), not specified

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 (vs income group 1)
GROUP 2
- very satisfied          + 5% (ns)
- somewhat satisfied      + 1% (.10)
- medium satisfied        - 2% (ns)
- somewhat dissatisfied   - 2% (ns)
- very dissatisfied       - 2% (ns)

GROUP 3
- very satisfied          + 7% (.01)
- somewhat satisfied      + 2% (.01)
- medium satisfied        - 2% (.01)
- somewhat dissatisfied   - 3% (.01)
- very dissatisfied       - 3% (.01)

GROUP 4
- very satisfied          + 9% (.01)
- somewhat satisfied      + 2% (.01)
- medium satisfied        - 3% (.01)
- somewhat dissatisfied   - 4% (.01)
- very dissatisfied       - 4% (.01)

GROUP 5
- very satisfied          +15% (.01)
- somewhat satisfied      + 1% (.05)
- medium satisfied        - 6% (.01)
- somewhat dissatisfied   - 6% (.01)
- very dissatisfied       - 5% (.01)
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-g OLRC = + p < .01 GROUP 2
- very happy              + 5% (ns)
- quite happy             - 1% (ns)
- not very happy          - 2% (ns)
- not at all happy        - 2% (ns)

GROUP 3
- very happy              + 7% (.01)
- quite happy             - 1% (ns)
- not very happy          - 4% (.01)
- not at all happy        - 3% (.01)

GROUP 4
- very happy              + 8% (.01)
- quite happy             - 1% (ns)
- not very happy          - 4% (.01)
- not at all happy        - 3% (.01)

GROUP 5
- very happy              +14% (.01)
- quite happy             - 4% (ns)
- not very happy          - 6% (.01)
- not at all happy        - 4% (.01)

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