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Correlational findings

Study Leepin (1978): study ZZ 1974 /2

Public
15+ aged, general public, 25 countries, 1974-1976
Sample
Respondents
N = 5133
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Conducted in different countries.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social class
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
0  lower class
1  middle class
2  upper class

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-g-sq-v-3-b G = + p < .01 Asia             G=  +.50 (01)    
West Europe      G=  +.32 (01)
USA              G=  +.44 (01)
Switzerland      G=  +.38 (01)

 O-HL-g-sq-v-3-b tc = + p < .01 Asia             _c= +.35 (01)
West Europe      _c= +.14 (01)
USA              _c= +.13 (01)
Switzerland      _c= +.09 (01)
G's and _c's based on equal numbers of respondents per social class category.

Samples in all countries of Western-Europe.
Asia; samples in the following countries: India, Japan, Indonesia, Phillipines, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Signapore.