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Correlational findings

Study Kolosnitsyna et al. (2014): study RU 2009

Public
55+ aged, Russia, 2009 - 2012
Survey name
RU-RLMS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 5920
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Health status
Our Classification
Remarks
'Very good'was coded 1 in report and the correlation consequently negative. Order reversed by WDH team and hence sign of correlation.
Distribution
Mean = 3.24, SD = 0.68, Min = 1, Max = 5
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self- report on single question
How would you evaluate your health? It is:
5:  very good,
:
1 very bad

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h r = +.26 O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = -.37 p < .01 Pooled regression model
All
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = -.37 p < .01 Women O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = -.36 p < .01 Men

Coefficients controlled for:
- Age
- Age^2
- Sex
- Type of settlement
- Health index
- Smoking
- Education
- Income(ln)
- Job
- Social status
- Marital status
- Children
- Year

Simmilar results obtained:
- Linear regression with random/fixed effects
- Ordered logit regression
- Panel logistic regression with random/fixed effects