Study Cooke et al. (2004): study GB 2000
- Public
- Students, United Kingdom, 2000-2002
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4882
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Students completed the questionnaire at the end of the 1st semester in their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Financial concerns
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Question not reported
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on financial concerns:
1 High concerns ('a lot')
0 Low concerns (' not a lot')
Observed Relation with Happiness
High Low
1st year 1,71 1,35 +0,36
2nd year 1,93 1,48 +0,45
3rd year 1,93 1,50 +0,43
Students tend to be more content as they progress through their study. This trend can be observed among 'high' and 'low concern' students.
High Low
1st year 1,45 1,05 +0,40
2nd year 1,71 1,41 +0,30
3rd year 1,67 1,16 +0,51
2nd year students tend to be happier than 1st and 3rd year students, and 3rd year students tend to be happier than 1st year students. This trend can be observed among 'high' and 'low concern' students.
1st year +9,0%
2nd year +11,2%
3rd year +10,8%
1st year +10,5%
2nd year + 7,5%
3rd year +12,5%