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Correlational findings

Study Leisure Development Cen (1980): study AU 1979

Public
18+ aged, general public, Australia, 1979
Sample
Respondents
N = 1104
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with family life, work and leisure
Our Classification
Operationalization
Direct question: "How satisfied are youwith each of the following three areasin your life?":
-family life
-work
-free time
Responses coded either 'satisfied' or'not satisfied' and categorized asfollows:
a  satisfied with all three areas
b  satisfied with two: family + work
c  satisfied with two: family + leisure
d  satisfied with two: work + leisure e e  satisfied with one only: family
f  satisfied with one only: work
g  satisfied with one only: leisure
h  satisfied with none

1. h
2. g+f+e
3. d+c+b
4. a

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e G = +.55 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.55 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.22 p < .01 % very happy:
a   56
b   33
c   37
d   23
e   12
f    5
g    4
h   29
All 46
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.23 p < .01