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Correlational findings

Study Noelle-Neumann (1977a): study XZ Germany West 1973

Public
16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, 1973
Survey name
DE-Allensbacher Survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 1041
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Laughing
Our Classification
Remarks
reported in NOELL 1978 table 14
Operationalization
Single direct question: When did you last really burst out laughing heartly?
3. yesterday
2. in the last two weeks
1. or is that sometimes ago

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BB-cw-mq-v-2-a G = +.30 p < .01 A-BB-cw-mq-v-2-a tb = +.20 p < .01