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Correlational findings

Study Moller (1989): study ZA 1983 /1

Public
Ex-migrant workers, returned to rural KwaZulu, South Africa, 1983
Sample
Respondents
N = 253
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Access to a confidant
Our Classification
Operationalization
'Is there anyone in particular that you can confide in and talk about yourself or your problems?'
0: no
1: yes

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = +.23 p < .01 All O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.27 p < .01 All O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a Beta = -.13 p < .01 All
ß controlled for:
- Satisfied with health
- Higher affluence rating
- Need to purchase maize
- Grows cash crop
- Religious traditionalist
- Keeps goats
- Higher monthly income
- More active person
- Worked for many years in jobs
- Retired for many years
- No desire to return to work
- Agrees: Modern community leader O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d Beta = +.15 p < .01 All
ß controlled for:
- Satisfied with health
- Voluntary retirement
- More active person
- No pension income
- Higher standard income
- Community elder
- Satisfied with job while working
- Enjoys aspects of retirement
- Retired suddenly
- Is happy as grandparents were
- Agrees:planning is key to success
- Preference for entrepreneurship in retirement
- Higher modernity score O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a Beta = +.16 p < .01 65+ years old
ß controlled for:
- Seldom restricted by poor health
- Higher affluence rating
- Need to purchase maize
- Grows cash crop
- Religious traditionalist
- More active person
- Keeps chicken
- Higher standard house
- Keeps goats  
- Larger size field
- Higher monthly income
- No desire to return to work O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d Beta = +.08 ns -65 years old
ß controlled for:
- Satisfaction with health
- Perceived financial adequacy
- No pension income
- Community elder
- Looked forward to retirement
- Is happy as grandparents were
- Aged gradually