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Correlational findings

Study Shin & Johnson (1978): study US 1975

Public
Heads of households, Illinois, USA, 1975
Sample
Respondents
N = 665
Non Response
17%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status
Our Classification
Operationalization
0 unmarried
1 married

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.23 p < .05 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.22 Beta controlled for:
- resources only O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.17 Beta controlled for:
- resources
- assessments O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.18 Beta controlled for:
- resources
- comparisons O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = -.16 Beta controlled for:
- resources
- assessments
- comparisons

Resources:
- race
- sex
- age
- income
- education
- house ownership
- number of children
- number of household members
Assessments: satisfaction with:
- standard of living
- leisure time
- housing, health
- education
- community
- government
Comparisons:
- perception of being happier than others
- perceived financial improvement in the past few years.