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Correlational findings

Study Ebrahim et al. (2013): study ZA 2008

Public
18+ aged, general public, South Africa, 2008
Survey name
US-National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 12230
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Distribution
Black:M=39,53(SD=17,24); Coloured:M=41,53(SD=15,61); Indian:M=43,04(SD=15,27); White:M=48,64(SD=16,46)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
a: Age in years
b: Age squared

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = -,02 p < .001 Age in years
- ALL       OPRC = -.019 (001)
- Black:    OPRC = -.022 (001)
- Coloured: OPRC = -.005 (ns)
- Indian:   OPRC = -.097 (01)
- White:    OPRC = -.032 (05)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +,00 p < .000 Age squared
- ALL       OPRC = +.0002 (001)
- Black:    OPRC = +.0002 (001)
- Coloured: OPRC = +.0001 (ns)
- Indian:   OPRC = +.001  (001)
- White:    OPRC = +.0005 (001)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Education
- Marital status
- Gender
- Self-reported health
- Religion importance
- Children
- Absolute income
- Relative income
- Employed
- Urban residence