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Correlational findings

Study Leisure Development Cen (1980): study GB 1979

Public
18+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 1972
Sample
Respondents
N = 987
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 = +.72 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.71 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.30 p < .01 % very happy:
a  59
b  21
c  33
d  26
e  16
f   0
g  28
h   4
All 47
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.30 p < .01 a  54
b  16
c  25
d  11
e   2
f   0
g  22
h   0
All 42