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Correlational findings

Study Duff & Ivlevs (2011): study ZZ World samples 1994

Public
18+ aged, 85 developed and developing countries, 1994-2007
Survey name
INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 15000
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
interviews, face-to--face, CATI or CAPI

Correlate

Authors's Label
Subjective social class
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1 upper class
2 upper middle class
3 lower middle class (reference)
3 working class
4 lower class

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +44 p < .01 Upper class         (vs lower middle) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +.17 p < .05 Upper middle class  (vs lower middle) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = -.13 p < .01 Working class         (vs lower middle) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = -.53 p < .01 Lower class         (vs upper middel)

OPRCs controled for:
- thinking about meaning of life
- importance of religion
- attendance of religious services
- age
- gender
- marital status
- time spent thinking about meaning and purpose in life
- number of children
- education
- health
- employment status

Similar across poor and rich nations