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Correlational findings

Study Gray et al. (2008a): study TH Thailand North 2005

Public
+ 20 aged, Chai Nai and Kanchnaburi provinces, Thailand, 2005
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 5360
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Income
Our Classification
Distribution
Chainat: 1: 44,1%, 2: 10,9%, 3: 17,6%, 4: 12,7%, 5: 14,7%
Kanchnaburi 1: 36,9%, 2: 10,3%, 3: 24,0%, 4: 16,0%, 5: 12,9%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Income in 1000 Baht
1:  no income (ref)
2:  20 and less
3:  20-50
4:  50-100
5:  100+

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e DM = CHAI NAT
no income  M = 5,7  SD = 2,0
>20        M = 5,3  SD = 2,0
20-50      M = 5,7  SD = 1,7
50-100     M = 5,8  SD = 1,8
<100+      M = 6,4  SD = 1,7
M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e b = + s/ns >20       (vs none)  b = +.03 (ns)
20-50     (vs none)  b = +.07 (ns)
50-100    (vs none)  b = +.05 (ns)
<100+     (vs none)  b = +.30 (05)
M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e b = +/- s/ns KANCHANABURY
no income  M = 5,8  SD = 1,8
>20        M = 5,0  SD = 1,9
20-50      M = 5,6  SD = 1,7
50-100     M = 5,9  SD = 1,7
<100+      M = 6,2  SD = 1,6
M-FH-c-sq-n-11-e b = +/- s/ns >20       (vs none)  b = -.41 (001)
20-50     (vs none)  b = -.12 (ns)
50-100    (vs none)  b = +.05 (ns)
<100+     (vs none)  b = +.15 (ns)

b's controlled for:
- age
- gender
- marital status
- education
- debts
- house ownership
- perceived neighbourhood quality
- sickness last month
- feeling of relative poverty