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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
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 = +.25 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.31 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.18 p < .01 1. low          27
2. lower-middle 23
3. middle       39
4. upper-middle 46
5. high         62 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.15 p < .01 % Very happy:
1. low          42
2. lower middle 28
3. middle       43
4. upper middle 51
5. high         52