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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study IT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Italy, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 2010
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=2.98     Mt=6.6
2       M=3.02     Mt=6.7
3       M=3.02     Mt=6.7
4       M=2.98     Mt=6.6
5       M=3.09     Mt=7.0
6       M=2.89     Mt=6.3
7       M=3.05     Mt=6.8
8       Empty category
9       M=2.93     Mt=6.4
10      M=2.85     Mt=6.2
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.29      Mt=7.0
2       M=7.38      Mt=7.1
3       M=7.34      Mt=7.0
4       M=7.14      Mt=6.8
5       M=7.96      Mt=7.7
6       M=7.33      Mt=7.0
7       M=7.51      Mt=7.2
8       Empty category                           
9       M=7.30      Mt=7.0
10      M=6.58      Mt=6.2
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.08      Mt=6.1
2       M=1.47      Mt=6.5
3       M=1.42      Mt=6.4
4       M= .86      Mt=5.9
5       M= .90      Mt=5.9
6       M=1.20      Mt=6.2
7       M=1.63      Mt=6.6
8       Empty category                           
9       M=1.11      Mt=6.1
10      M=1.04      Mt=6.0
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.07 p < .01 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.04 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = -.05 p < .01 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.02 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.12 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.11 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = -.07 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income