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Correlational findings

Study Snider (1980): study CA 1976

Public
65+ aged, retired whites, Edmonton, Canada, 1976
Sample
Respondents
N = 428
Non Response
10%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Self-rated health
Our Classification
Remarks
Controlled for: adjustment to retirement, lonely, marital status, number of friends in city. B =.35 Unaffected by: monthly income, socio-economic status and percieved income sufficiency.
Operationalization
Single direct question, rated on a 4-pointscale with the choice statements 'poor', 'fair', 'good' and 'excellent'.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-a r = +.45 p < .001 O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-a tc = +.37 p < .001 O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-a Dyx = +.37 p < .001