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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
Level of school- education
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "At what age did you or will you complete your full time education, either at school or at an institution of higher education?"
1   <12  years
2   13  years
3   14  years
4   15  years
5   16  years
6   17  years
7   18  years
8   19  years
9   20  years
10  21+ years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.25     Mt=7.5
2       M=3.36     Mt=7.9
3       M=3.38     Mt=7.9
4       M=3.45     Mt=8.2
5       M=3.48     Mt=8.3
6       M=3.48     Mt=8.3
7       M=3.39     Mt=8.0
8       Empty category
9       M=3.34     Mt=7.8
10      M=3.36     Mt=7.9
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.94      Mt=7.7
2       M=7.32      Mt=7.0
3       M=7.81      Mt=7.6
4       M=7.78      Mt=7.5
5       M=7.76      Mt=7.5
6       M=8.10      Mt=7.9
7       M=7.69      Mt=7.4
8       Empty category                           
9       M=7.89      Mt=7.7
10      M=7.84      Mt=7.6
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.42      Mt=6.4
2       M= .38      Mt=5.4
3       M=1.31      Mt=6.3
4       M=1.73      Mt=6.7
5       M=1.87      Mt=6.9
6       M=1.69      Mt=6.7
7       M=1.96      Mt=7.0
8       Empty category                           
9       M=1.81      Mt=6.8
10      M=2.11      Mt=7.1
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.03 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.14 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.04 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = -.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.10 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.09 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.04 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income