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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

White race

Our Classification

Operationalization

0 Blacks
1 Whites

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a

E² = +.03

Blacks:     M=5.4   Mt'=7.3
Whites:     M=5.5   Mt'=7.5
DM - difference        +0.2

O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a

Beta = +.03

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