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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
Satisfaction with health and physical condition
Our Classification
Operationalization
Closed question: "How do you feel about your own health and physical condition?"                           
Rated on a 7-point scale: terrible/ unhappy/ mostly dissatisfied/ mixed/ mostly satisfied/ pleased/ delighted

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a E² = +.29 Unaffected by sex O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.06 ß controlled for:
- Efficacy
- Family
- Money
- House/apartment
- Spare-time activities
- National government
- Things to do with family
- Consumer index
- Time to do things
- Amount of fun
- Job index O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.05 ß additonally controlled for sociodemographic variables:
- family life-cycle
- family income
- education
- race
- sexe
- age