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Correlational findings

Study Bradburn (1969): study US 1963

Public
21-60 aged, urban areas, USA, 1963 - 64
Sample
Respondents
N = 2787
Non Response
± 20%, Attrition ± 30%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews at home using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Widowed vs. divorced
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
0 Divorced
1 Widowed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa G = -.11 p < .05 % very happy:      males    females
- divorced         12        4
- widowed           7       14
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DMr = - ns Happiness level in average ridits (RT)
                          males     females
- divorced                .39       .39
- widowed                 .38       .32

Ridit analysis compares distribution in category with distribution in total sample. RT above .50 means relative high level, RT below .50 relative low level.
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa tc = -.06 ns