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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
Household income
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Here is a scale of incomes and we would like to know in what group your household is, counting all wages, salaries, pensions and other incomes that come in" rated on a 10-point scale.
1   Less than 17,800 Guilders per year
2   17,801  -  24,900
3   24,901  -  31,400
4   31,401  -  37,900
5   37,901  -  43,900
6   43,901  -  50,400
7   50,401  -  58,100
8   58,101  -  68,400
9   68,401  -  86,300
10  More than 86,300 Guilders per year

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.14     Mt=7.1
2       M=3.34     Mt=7.8
3       M=3.39     Mt=8.0
4       M=3.44     Mt=8.1
5       M=3.50     Mt=8.3
6       M=3.49     Mt=8.3
7       M=3.57     Mt=8.6
8       M=3.22     Mt=7.4
9       M=3.45     Mt=8.2
10      M=3.50     Mt=8.3
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.39      Mt=7.1
2       M=7.48      Mt=7.2
3       M=7.40      Mt=7.1
4       M=7.93      Mt=7.7
5       M=8.00      Mt=7.8
6       M=8.10      Mt=7.9
7       M=8.16      Mt=8.0
8       M=7.65      Mt=7.4
9       M=8.10      Mt=7.9
10      M=8.27      Mt=8.1
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.33      Mt=6.3
2       M=1.66      Mt=6.7
3       M=1.56      Mt=6.6
4       M=1.72      Mt=6.7
5       M=1.80      Mt=6.8
6       M=2.00      Mt=7.0
7       M=2.23      Mt=7.2
8       M=1.99      Mt=7.0
9       M=1.94      Mt=6.9
10      M=2.51      Mt=7.5
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.10 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.16 p < .01 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.16 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.06 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.10 p < .01 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.11 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.11 p < .05 ß controlled for sex and age O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.16 p < .01 ß controlled for sex and age A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.16 p < .01 ß controlled for sex and age