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Correlational findings

Study Helliwell & Huang (2008): study CA 2002

Public
Working population, Canada, 2002 - 2003
Survey name
ESC 2002-2003 (2nd wave)
Sample
Respondents
N = 2523
Non Response
Assessment

not reported

Correlate

Authors's Label
Trust in neighbours
Our Classification
Distribution
                                      Mean (SD)
All:                                 0.65
Male:                            0.65
Female:                      0.66
Union member:         0.66
Non union member  0.65
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Trust in neighbours (scale 0  to 1)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OPRC = + p < .01 All     Male    Female      Union     Non-union
0.221   0.265   0.183(ns)   0.046(ns) 0.285


OPRC adjusted for household income, trust in coworkers,age,self-perceived health, marital status, education, contacts with friends-family members - neighbours, memberships, trust in general, trust in police, religion and job characteristics