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Correlational findings

Study Rukumnuaykit (2015): study TH 2007 /1

Public
15-60 aged, Thailand, 2007
Survey name
TH-Thai Mental Health Indicatot
Sample
Respondents
N = 3184
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
rural vs urban dwelling
Our Classification
Remarks
In the paper rural was coded 0. Changed by WDH team to fit standard classification. Sign of correlation reversed accordingly
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: rural
0:urban

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d D% = +5.3 p < .05 ALL
- rural M = 78.8
- urban M = 73.0
difference: +5.3 O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d D% = +4.9 ns Poor households only
- rural M = 73.1
- urban M = 68.2
difference: +4.9 O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b DM = +.1 ns ALL
- rural M = 6.2
- urban M = 6.1
difference: 0.1 O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b DM = +.4 ns Poor households only
- rural M = 5.9
- urban M = 5.5
difference: 0.4 O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d AMPE = -.05 p < .05 O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b b = +.05 ns all coefficients controlled for:
- income
- gender
- interaction urban poor
- age
- marital status
- education
- region
- religious belief

stronger positive among poor people