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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
Psycho-social health scale
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach's alpha 0.77
Operationalization
factor of selfreports onn:
a: Unable to concentrate
b: Insomnia
c: Feel under constant strain
e: Loosing confidence in self
f: Often shaking and trembling
g: Frightening thoughts
h: Spells of exhaustion/fatigue
i:  Feeling of stress

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga r = -.23 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = -.12 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c r = -.19 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = ? ns Beta controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- employed
- economic situation
- basic food
- amenities
- married
- social resource Index
- Personal support index
- Friend to confide in
- Trust people
- Trust government Index
- Trust institutions Index
- active in organisation
- Personal control scale
- Freedom of choice and control
- Freedom Index
- Self reported Health
- limiting long-term health problem
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga Beta = -.12 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c Beta = ? ns Beta additionally controlled for:
- satisfaction with security level
- satisfaction with work
- satisfaction with work conditions
- satisfaction with personal income
- satisfaction with household income
- satisfaction with health
- political satisfaction

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