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Correlational findings

Study Michalos (1986): study CA 1984

Public
60+ aged, rural districts, Canada, 1984
Sample
Respondents
N = 457
Non Response
47%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Life compared with needs
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Single closed question, rated on a 7-point scale: "Consider your life as a whole. How does it measure up to what you think you need?" 1:far below what is needed.. 7:far above what is needed.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.0 ns ß path-coefficient controlled for sex, age, income, education and the perceived discrepancies: own life with that of others, life with that deserved, life with progress in life, life now with best previous experience, life with wants. O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.0 ns ß path-coefficient controlled for sex, age, income, education and the perceived discrepancies: own life with that of others, life with that deserved, life with progress in life, life now with best previous experience, life with wants. O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.03 Total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.04 Total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.0 ns Males: direct path O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.0 ns Males: direct path O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.11 Males: total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.17 Males: total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.17 p < .05 Females: direct path
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.16 p < .05 Females: direct path O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.17 Females: total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.16 Females: total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.