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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 job
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Index of questions:"How do you feel about....?"
a  your job
b  co-workers
c  work
d  work situation
e  availabilities for doing the job.
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 = +.23 Males:     eta=+.36
Females:   eta=+.15
O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.02 ß 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
- Amount of fun
- Health
O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.03 ß additonally controlled for sociodemographic variables:
- family life-cycle
- family income
- education
- race
- sexe
- age