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Correlational findings

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/3
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 1433
Non Response
26%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Family life cycle
Our Classification
Operationalization
a  Unmarried, under forty-five years of age, no children at home
b Married, under forty-five years of age, no children at home
c  Married, any age, youngest child under five years of age
d  Married, any age, youngest child five-fourteen years old
e  Married, any age, youngest child fifteen-seventeen years old
f   Married, forty-five years of age or older, no children at home
g  Unmarried, forty-five years of age or older, no children at home
h  Unmarried, any age, children of any age

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-GBB-u-sq-c-9-a DMt = ± a      M=5.3   Mt'=5.4

b      M=5.8   Mt'=6.0
c      M=5.7   Mt'=5.9
d      M=5.7   Mt'=5.9
e      M=5.7   Mt'=5.9
f      M=5.7   Mt'=5.9

g      M=5.2   Mt'=5.2
h      M=4.6   Mt'=4.5
C-BW-cy-sq-l-9-a DMt = ± a      M=5.8   Mt'=6.0
                    
b      M=6.2   Mt'=6.5
c      M=6.0   Mt'=6.3
d      M=6.2   Mt'=6.5
e      M=6.4   Mt'=6.8
f      M=6.4   Mt'=6.8

g      M=5.8   Mt'=6.0
h      M=5.3   Mt'=5.4