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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study US 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1839
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Political concern
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "How interested would you say you are in politics?"
1   Not at all interested
2   Not very interested
3   Somewhat interested
4   Very interested

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.19     Mt=7.3
2       M=3.24     Mt=7.5
3       M=3.28     Mt=7.6
4       M=3.42     Mt=8.1 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.26      Mt=7.0
2       M=7.69      Mt=7.4
3       M=7.82      Mt=7.6
4       M=7.82      Mt=7.6 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.59      Mt=6.6
2       M=2.09      Mt=7.1
3       M=2.41      Mt=7.4
4       M=2.45      Mt=7.4 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.25     Mt=7.5
2       M=3.27     Mt=7.6
3       M=3.29     Mt=7.6
4       M=3.31     Mt=7.7 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.34      Mt=7.0
2       M=7.54      Mt=7.3
3       M=7.46      Mt=7.2
4       M=7.53      Mt=7.3 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.16      Mt=6.2
2       M=1.57      Mt=6.6
3       M=1.89      Mt=6.9
4       M=1.99      Mt=7.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.19     Mt=7.3
2       M=3.24     Mt=7.5
3       M=3.28     Mt=7.6
4       M=3.42     Mt=8.1 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.26      Mt=7.0
2       M=7.69      Mt=7.4
3       M=7.82      Mt=7.6
4       M=7.82      Mt=7.6 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.59      Mt=6.6
2       M=2.09      Mt=7.1
3       M=2.41      Mt=7.4
4       M=2.45      Mt=7.4 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.25     Mt=7.5
2       M=3.27     Mt=7.6
3       M=3.29     Mt=7.6
4       M=3.31     Mt=7.7 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.34      Mt=7.0
2       M=7.54      Mt=7.3
3       M=7.46      Mt=7.2
4       M=7.53      Mt=7.3 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.16      Mt=6.2
2       M=1.57      Mt=6.6
3       M=1.89      Mt=6.9
4       M=1.99      Mt=7.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.09 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.09 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.13 p < .001 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 < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.09 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.09 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.13 p < .001 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 < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tb = +.09 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.06 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.10 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tb = +.04 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.11 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tb = +.09 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.06 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.10 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tb = +.04 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.11 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.06 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.05 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.11 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.12 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.06 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.05 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.11 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.12 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income