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Correlational findings

Study Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study HK 2006

Public
Working aged (20-69), Hong Kong, 2006
Survey name
AsiaBarometer 2006
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
English ability
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question: "How well do you speak English?"
1 - not at all
2 - very little
3 - I can speak it well enough to get by in daily life
4 - I can speak English fluently

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-mb OLRC = +.15 ns All O-HL-c-sq-v-5-mb OLRC = +.35 ns Marrieds only M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b OLRC = -.26 p < .05 All M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b OLRC = -.21 ns Marrieds only

OLRC's controlled for:
- INDIVIDUAL characteristics:
  - Satisfaction with life domains
  - Access to public services:
    - number of utilities
    - internet
    - email
    - mobile phone
  - Lifestyle characteristics:
    - frequency of praying
    - religion
    - living internationally
    - homeownership
    - number of family members
    - relative standard of living
    - no right to vote
  - Socioeconomic status:
    - gender
    - marital status
    - age
    - income
    - educational attainment
- GEOGRAPHIC characteristics:
  - region
  - city size
  - county