Study Abbott et al. (2011): study GE 2001
- Public
 - Adults, general public, Georgia 2001
 - Survey name
 - Social Development S
 - Sample
 - Respondents
 - N = 2000
 - Non Response
 - Assessment
 - Interview: face-to-face
 
Correlate
- Authors's Label
 - Friends confide in
 - Our Classification
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 - Distribution
 - 79.7% yes
 - Operationalization
 - Self report on question about having a close friend to discuss matters with
1: yes
2: no 
Observed Relation with Happiness
- age
- gender
- judgement of economic situation
- sufficiency of income
- economic situation of household (good\bad)
- social cohesion
- trust in people
- trust in government
- fear of crime
- social integration
- social resources
- active in organizations
- feeling lonely
- social contacts
- married
- employed
- nationality
- empowerment
- sense of control
- health
- education
- perceived freedom