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Correlational findings

Study Goudy & Goudeau (1981): study US 1975

Public
50+ aged, general public, North-Central Iowa, USA, 1975
Sample
Respondents
N = 2321
Non Response
11.3%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Friends in community
Our Classification
Operationalization
Question:"How many of all your friends live in this community? none (1), half or less (2), most (3), all (4)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-d r = +.17 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-d Beta = +.05 p < .05 ß controlled for age, income, education, marital status, relatives in community, local people known, organizational memberships, community attachement, quality of life