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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
Subjective social class
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single direct question: "If people in the society can be divided into five classes as shown on this card, which class would you say you fall under?"
1. low
2. lower middle
3. middle
4. upper middle
5. high

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e G = +.11 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.15 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.10 p < .01 1. low          52
2. lower-middle 40
3. middle       35
4. upper-middle 37
5. high         20
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.08 p < .01 % Very happy:
1. low          29
2. lower middle 34
3. middle       40
4. upper middle 46
5. high         55