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Correlational findings

Study Kennedy & Mehra (1985): study CA Edmonton CMA 1977

Public
18+ aged, general public, City of Edmonton, Canada, 1977-1984
Sample
Respondents
N = 3440
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label
Friendship satisfaction
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Question on satisfaction with friends;
Rated:
1.very dissatisfied
.
.
7.very satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-c-sq-n-7-b Beta = +.17 Stepwise regression by age-group.
age group 17-25

Beta controlled for:
- standard of living satisfaction
- family satisfaction
- job satisfaction
- neighbourhood satisfaction
- financial better/worsen than year ago
- health satisfaction
- year of significant social change
- education
- things wanted to do satisfaction
O-SLu-c-sq-n-7-b Beta = +.17 age-group 26-45

Beta controlled for:
- standard of living satisfaction
- family satisfaction
- job satisfaction
- health satisfaction
- non work activities satisfaction
- neighbourhood satisfaction
- finanacial better/worse than year ago
- sex
- year of significant social change
- things wanted to do satisfaction
O-SLu-c-sq-n-7-b Beta = +.06 age-group 45+

Beta controlled for:
- standard of living satisfaction
- health satisfaction
- non work activities satisfaction
- financial better/worse than year ago
- job satisfacion
- family satisfaction
- things wanted to do satisfaction
- sex
- year of significant social change