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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
Participation in work
Our Classification
Operationalization
Self report on single question whether or not the subject was working for pay at the time of the interview

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = -.06 ns O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa Beta = +.03 Beta controlled for:
- resources
- assessments
- comparisons

Resources:
- race
- sex
- age
- income
- education
- home ownership
- marital status
- number of children
- number of household members
Assessments: satisfaction with:
- standard of living
- leisure time
- housing
- health
- education
- community
- government
Participation in communal activities and comparisons:
- perception of being happier than others
- perceived financial improvement in the past few years