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Correlational findings

Study Mastekaasa & Moum (1984): study NO 1971

Public
15-64 aged, general public, Norway, 1971
Sample
Respondents
N = 854
Non Response
15%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of friends
Our Classification
Remarks
Curvilinear relationship.
Operationalization
Direct question about number of friends.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-d Beta = + p < .01 ß controlled for education, income, age, sex, household size, occupational prestige, occupational active, marital status.       
Unaffected by both traditionalism and economic
level of the county.