Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Averina, M. et al. (2005): study RU Archangelsk 1999

Public: 15+ aged general public, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 2000
Survey name: Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents: N = 3705
Non Response
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
A six page questionnaire with 111 questions was administered

Correlate

Authors's Label

Income

Our Classification

Distribution

High salary (Men 54.4%, Women 2.1), Average salary (Men 7.4%, Women 11.2%), Low salary (Men 7.3%, Women 44.7%), Retirement person (Men 15.4%, Women 23.5%), Other (Men 15.5%, Women 18.5%).

Operationalization

The income level was defined according to the official data on the average salary level in different professions: professions with
3 high income (reference)
2 average income
1 low income

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c

OR = 1.6 p < .01

Unhappiness by Average salary (vs high)
CI (1.2-2.3)

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c

OR = 1.1

Unhappiness by Low salary (vs high)
CI (0.8-1.5)

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c

OR = 2.0 p < .001

Unhappiness by Retirement pension (vs high salary)
CI (1.4-2.8)

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c

OR = 1.2 ns

UNhappiness by Other income (vs high salary)
CI (0.9-1.7)

Control variables not reported