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Correlational findings

Study DeJong-Gierveld (1969): study NL 1965

Public
30-55 aged, general public, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1965
Sample
Respondents
N = 600
Non Response
31%;
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview and low structured questionnaire at home.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of intimates,friends and aquaintances
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
3-item index of closed questions on number of people one can talk with about personal things, number of people one cares about, and number of acquaintances.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SL?-?-sq-v-5-a r = + ns Never married males  : r = +.09 (ns)
Married males        : r = +.12 (ns)
Never married females: r = +.21 (ns)
Married females      : r = +.17 (01)