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Correlational findings

Study Smith (1982): study US 1972

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972-1980
Sample
Respondents
N = 11997
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
School drop out Earlier
Our Classification
Remarks
% happy:
Related specification variables
Operationalization
College Dropouts
0 Associate or bachelor's degree
1 Some college but no degree

Graduate School Dropouts
0 Graduate degree
1 Bachelor's with 5 or more years of
  college but no graduate degree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa G = -.05 p < .01 degree:    37,9 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa tb = -.03 ns no degree: 34,9
         
         
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa G = -.08 p < .01 degree:    40,2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa tb = -.04 ns no degree: 35,7