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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
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 = +.11 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.05 p < .01 1. low          40
2. lower-middle 32
3. middle       47
4. upper-middle 45
5. high          - O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.07 p < .01 % Very happy:
1. low          45
2. lower middle 43
3. middle       53
4. upper middle 36
5. high         -