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Correlational findings

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, May 1972
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 1297
Non Response
24%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Educational level
Our Classification
Operationalization
1. fifth grade or less
2. 6-8th grade
3. 9-11th grade
4. 9-11th grade plus noncollege training
5. 12th grade
6. 12th grade plus noncollege training
7. some college
8. BA or BS
9. BA plus; higher degree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a = +.07 O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.06 ß controlled for sociodemographic variables:
- family life-cycle
- age
- family income
- eduaction
- race
- sexe
O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.03 ß additionmally controlled for:
- Efficacy
- Family
- Money
- Amount of fun
- House/apartment
- Spare-time activities
- National government
- Things to do with family
- Consumer index
- Time to do things
- Your health
- Job index