Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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

marital status

Our Classification

Operationalization

single (reference)
married living together
married but not living together
divorced
widowed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d

AMPE = +.07 p < .05

AVERAGE MARGINAL PROBABILITY effect in PROBIT analysis.

It is the average of all MPE ‘s for a binary model or of all OMPE’s for an ordered categorical model.

AMPE<0 indicates that the probability of being in the chosen happiness category de-creases by AMPE units when

1) the corresponding metric correlate increases with one unit
2) the corresponding category of a categorical correlate is compared to the reference category.

AMPE>0 indicates that the probability of being in the chosen happiness category in-creases by AMPE units when

1) the corresponding metric correlate increases with one unit
2) the corresponding category of a categorical correlate is compared to the reference category.

married and live together (vs single)

O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d

AMPE = -.00 ns

AVERAGE MARGINAL PROBABILITY effect in PROBIT analysis.

married but do not live together (vs single)

O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d

AMPE = +.03 ns

AVERAGE MARGINAL PROBABILITY effect in PROBIT analysis.

divorced (vs single)

O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-d

AMPE = +.05 ns

AVERAGE MARGINAL PROBABILITY effect in PROBIT analysis.

widowed (vs single)

O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b

b = .09 ns

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Type: test statistic
Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric
Theoretical range: unlimited

Meaning:
b > 0   A higher correlate level corresponds with a higher happiness rating on average.
B < 0   A higher correlate level corresponds with a lower happiness rating on average.
B = 0   Not any correlation with the relevant correlate.

married and living together (vs single)

O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b

b = -.15 ns

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

married but not living together (vs single)

O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b

b = -.45 p < .05

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

divorced (vs single)

O-H?-?-sq-n-11-b

b = -.3 p < .1

REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

widowed (vs single)

coefficients controlled for:
- income
- gender
- interaction urban poor
- age
- rural vs urban dwelling
- education
- region
- religious belief