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Correlational findings

Study Leisure Development Cen (1980): study XZ Germany West 1979

Public
18+ aged, general public, West Germany, 1979
Sample
Respondents
N = 1020
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 = +.27 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a G = +.29 p < .01 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-a tc = +.16 p < .01 1. low           5
2. lower-middle  9
3. middle       18
4. upper-middle 19
5. high         67 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e tc = +.15 p < .01 % Very happy:
1. low           5
2. lower middle  5
3. middle       12
4. upper middle 16
5. high         39