Study Massin & Kopp (2011): study RU 2001
- Public
- 20+ aged general public, Russia, followed 2001-2010
- Survey name
- RU-RLMS
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 17458
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Alcohol use, current amount
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assumed average % alcohol: beer 5%, dry wine 10% fortified wine 45% home made liquor 45%, vodka 40%, other alcolic beverages 20%
- Distribution
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Full sample
1: 0
2: 1-62.5
3: 63-200
4: 201.25-562.5
5: >=563.75
Men sample
1: 0
2: 1.5-162.5
3: 164-412.5
4: 414-1,000
5: >= 1,004
Women sample
1: 0
2: 1-38
3: 38.3-100
4: 101-240
5: >= 241.25 - Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Alcohol consumption in grams per month (log).
Estimated from selfreport of alcoholic beverages used in the last month
- beer
- dry wine
- fortified wine
- homemade liquor
- vodka
- ather alcoholic drinks
Observed Relation with Happiness
1: 0 M = 2.90
2: 1-62.5 M = 2.98
3: 63-200 M = 3.04
4: 201.25-562.5 M = 3.01
5: >=563.75 M = 2.91
1: 0 M = 3.07
2: 1.5-162.5 M = 3.14
3: 164-412.5 M = 3.11
4: 414-1,000 M = 3.02
5: >=1,004 M = 3.88
1: 0 M = 2.82
2: 1-38 M = 2.94
3: 38.3-100 M = 2.94
4: 101-240 M = 2.96
5: >=241.25 M = 2.87
- age < 30 b = -.06 (01)
- age 30-50 b = -.08 (01)
- age >50 b = -.05 (01)
- age < 30 b = -.05 (01)
- age 30-50 b = -.03 (01)
- age >50 b = -.02 (10)
b values controled for
- personal characteristics
- age
- gender
- health
- smoking
- pregnant
- BMI
- environmental chracteriutics
- settlement type
- geographical area of living
Bell-shaped pattern: happiest with about 100 gram alcohol per month
This appears in the above mean differences and in a separate analysis of squared log alcohol use