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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
Political conservatism
Our Classification
Operationalization
Configuration of responses on two direct questions:
- Acceptance of present social order
  (vs radical rejection). See N 1.1.3
- Acceptance of social inequality
  (wants more inequality rather than
  less). See N 1.1.4.

1. rejects order/wants less inequality
2. rejects order/wants more inequality
3. moderate / wants less inequality
4. moderate / wants more inequality
5. accepts order /wants less inequality
6. accepts order /wants more inequality

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e G = +.05 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.07 p < .01 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.03 ns % Very happy:
1.  25
2.  45
3.  38
4.  42
5.  42
6.  48
All 42
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.04 ns 1.  32
2.  37
3.  37
4.  35
5.  34
6.  45
All 37