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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
Age
Our Classification
Operationalization
21-29
30-39
40-49
50-59

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa G = -.10 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DMr = - p < .05 Data T1.
Happiness level in average ridits. (RT)
- 21-29   RT= .48
- 30-39   RT= .47
- 40-49   RT= .45
- 50-59   RT= .44

The effect of age disappears largely when income and education are controlled.

Ridit analysis compares distribution in category with distribution in total sample. RT above .50 means relative high level, RT below .50 relative low level.