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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study NL 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1017
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Global health rating
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "All in all, how would you describe your state of health these days?" Would you say it is....
1   Very poor
2   Poor
3   Fair
4   Good
5   Very good

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=2.84      Mt=6.1
3       M=3.21      Mt=7.4
4       M=3.36      Mt=7.9
5       M=3.64      Mt=8.8
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=6.71      Mt=6.3
3       M=7.22      Mt=6.9
4       M=7.87      Mt=7.6
5       M=8.43      Mt=8.3
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=-.09      Mt=4.9
3       M=1.07      Mt=6.1
4       M=1.82      Mt=6.8
5       M=2.57      Mt=7.6
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.30 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.35 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.36 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.22 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.27 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.26 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.29 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.34 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.35 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income