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Correlational findings

Study Leisure Development Cen (1980): study BR 1979

Public
Adult, general public, metropolitan areas Brazil, 1979
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
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 = +.58 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.60 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.35 p < .01 % very happy:
a   56
b   27
c   43
d   22
e   13
f    8
g   20
h   10
All 40
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.37 p < .01