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Correlational findings

Study Winters & Li (2015): study US 2005

Public
18-85 aged, 2361 counties, USA 2005
Survey name
US-BRFSS 2010
Sample
Respondents
N = 19420490
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Topography
Our Classification
Distribution
Range: 1-21, M=9.543, SD=7.002,
Operationalization
Mounteinisnes of county

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g b = -.00 ns b (-.0002),no controls O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g b = -4.7 ns b(-4.7E-05) additionally for:
- Individual characteristics:
  - sex
  - race/ethnicity
  - five-year age group
  - marital status
  - employment status
  - highest education completed
  - number of adults in the household
  - ratio of minor children to adults in household. O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g b = -.00 ns b (-0.0002 additionally controled for:
- Urbanization of county
- Unemloyment rate in county O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g b = -.00 ns b (-0.0001) controled for income O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g b = -.00 ns b =(-0.0003) only years 2005-2006 (after 2000 recession) O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g b = -.00 ns Similar across coastal areas in the US