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Correlational findings

Study Garry & Lohan (2011): study GB Northern Ireland 2007 /1

Public
16-44 aged males, Northern Ireland, 2007
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 210
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Interviews conducted at 50 sampling poiunts chosen at random from 285 Northern Ireland electoral wards.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Binge Drinking
Our Classification
Distribution
1: 41.1%, 2: 58.9%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on question "If you were drinking alcohol, would you ever have 4 or more drinks at once"?
1: No
2: Yes

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-11-b D% = % binge drinking by current happiness (self now) and expected happiness at age 70
Happy now,     happy later       50.0%
Happy now,     not happy later   65,8%
Not happy now, happy later       38,1%
Not happy now, not happy later   58,9%

Happy: score 8-10. Not happy: score 1-7
Similar patttern when score 9-10 was used
O-HL-c-sq-n-11-b LRCD = +.22 p < .009 LRCD controled for
- age
- social class