Study Martinson et al. (1985): study US Wisconsin 1974
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, NW Wisconsin, USA, 1974
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1423
- Non Response
- 14%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Community solidarity
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 3 item imdex of closed questions,rated on a 5-point Likert scale.
a. Usually I feel free to stop and
visit with most people around here.
b. I know the people living around here
quite well.
c. Most of the time I do not really
feel like a member of this
community.
Observed Relation with Happiness
under 30 : +.06 ns 30-49 : +.32 05
50-64 : +.18 05 over 64 : +.15 05
ß controlled for: negative life change, degree of disability, days lost due to illness, powerlessness, recent migrant, contact with friends, contact with relatives, organizational affiliation, church attendance, separated / divorced, sex, unemployed, family income, education.