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Correlational findings

Study Abbott et al. (2011): study KZ 2001

Public
Adults, general public, Kazakhstan 2001
Survey name
Social Development S
Sample
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social resource
Our Classification
Distribution
62.8% help depressed
49% help find job
75.8% help pay urgent bill
Operationalization
Self report on question from the answers to a range of questions about having someone to rely on outside the household
a: feeling depressed
b: help in finding a job
c: need to borrow money

1: yes
2: no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = -.07 p < .05 Beta controled for:
- 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
  - active in organizations
  - feeling lonely
  - social contacts
  - friends
  - married
  - employed
  - nationality
- empowerment
  - sense of control
  - health
  - education
  - perceived freedom