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Correlational findings

Study Brereton (2011): study IE 2001

Public
Rural population, Ireland, 2001
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 565
Non Response
Assessment

not reported

Correlate

Authors's Label
Employment status
Our Classification
Distribution
Retired: 15.6%; Engaged in home duties: 15.8%; Student: 4.5%; Unemployed: 2.0%; Not working, not seeking work: 0.5%; Full-time employed: 13.8%; Part-time employed: 8.5%; Disabled: 2.0%; Self-employed: 13.9%
Operationalization
1a Retired
1b Engaged in home duties
1c Student
1d Unemployed
1e Not working, not seeking work
1f Full-time employed
1g Part-time employed
1h Disabled
0 Self-employed (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.02 ns Retired                       (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.47 p < .01 Engaged in home duties        (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.26 ns Student                       (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.68 p < .10 Unemployed                    (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -1.2 p < .01 Not working, not seeking work  (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.19 ns Working full-time              (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.52 p < .01 Working part-time               (vs self-employed) C-BW-u-sq-v-7-a b = -.91 p < .01 Disabled, unable to work        (vs self-employed)

all b values controled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- health
- marital status
- income
- number of children
- household tenure
- social capital
- religious attendance
- major problems in area