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Correlational findings

Study Leisure Development Cen (1980): study US 1979

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1979
Sample
Respondents
N = 1127
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Acceptance of social order
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single direct question: "Which of the following three statements best summarises your own view of our society?"
1. Completely reject the existing law,
   our present system of government and
   our society, the only solution is
   complete social change (radical).
2. See many shortcomings in our present
   system, believe in a gradual
   improvement within the existing
   system of goverment (moderate).
3. Accept overall the existing law, our
   present system of government and our
   society (conservative).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e G = +.13 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.14 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.05 p < .01 % Very happy:
1. radical      35
2. moderate     42
3. conservative 46
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tb = +.05 p < .01 1. radical      33
2. moderate     37
3. conservative 43