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Correlational findings

Study Abbott & Sapsford (2006): study UA 2001

Public
18+ aged general public, Ukraine, 2001
Survey name
LLH Survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 2500
Non Response
24%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Personal support Index
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach's alpha = 0.91
Operationalization
Factor of availability of:
a) Someone you can really count on to listen when you need to talk
b) Someone you can really count on to help you out in a crisis
c) Someone you can totally be yourself with
d) Someone you feel appreciates you as a person
e) Someone can really count on to comfort you when upset

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga r = +.08 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = +.05 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c r = ? ns O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = ? ns Betas controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- employed
- economic situation
- basic food
- amenities
- married
- social resource index
- friend to confide in
- Trust people
- Trust government index
- Trust institutions index
- active in organization
- Personal control scale
- Freedom of choice and control
- Freedom Index O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = +.05 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = ? ns Betas additionally controlled for:
- Self reported Health
- psycho-social health scale
- limiting long-term health problem O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = ? ns O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = ? ns Betas additionally controlled for satisfaction with:
- security level
- work
- work conditions
- personal income
- household income
- health
- political system

Signs in report are based on correlation with UNhappiness/DISsatisfaction. Reversed by WDH team to fit standard notation of correlation with more happiness