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Correlational findings

Study Gray et al. (2008a): study TH Thailand North 2005

Public
+ 20 aged, Chai Nai and Kanchnaburi provinces, Thailand, 2005
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 5360
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Feeling of relative poverty
Our Classification
Remarks
Question not reported
Distribution
Chainat: 1: 49,9%, 2: 26,6%, 3: 23,6%
Kanchnaburi 1: 40,6%, 2: 41,4%, 3: 18,0%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport on feeling of relative poverty:
3 Poorer than neighbours (reference)
2 As poor as neighbours
1 Not poor

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e DM = CHAI NAT
Poorer than neighbours  M = 4,8  SD = 2,0
As poor as neighbours   M = 5,5  SD = 1,7
Not poor                M = 6,4  SD = 1,8
M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e b = + p < .001 Poorer than neighbour (ref.)
Just as poor as neighbour     +0.64 (001)
Not poor                      +1.33 (001)
M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e = KANCHANABURI
Poorer than neighbours  M = 4,9  SD = 2,0
As poor as neighbours   M = 5,6  SD = 1,7
Not poor                M = 6,3  SD = 1,6
M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e b = + p < .001 Poorer than neighbour (ref.)
Just as poor as neighbour     +0.49 (001)
Not poor                      +1.01 (001)

b's controlled for:
- age
- gender
- marital status
- education
- income
- debt
- ownership of house
- sickness last month
- feeling of relative poverty