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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study BE 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Belgium, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 2792
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=3.32     Mt=7.7
2       M=3.31     Mt=7.7
3       M=3.33     Mt=7.8
4       M=3.27     Mt=7.6 O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a DM = + 1       M=7.64      Mt=7.4
2       M=7.61      Mt=7.3
3       M=7.61      Mt=7.3
4       M=7.49      Mt=7.2 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.41      Mt=6.4
2       M=1.38      Mt=6.4
3       M=1.68      Mt=6.7
4       M=1.77      Mt=6.8 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.32     Mt=7.7
2       M=3.31     Mt=7.7
3       M=3.33     Mt=7.8
4       M=3.27     Mt=7.6 O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a DM = + 1       M=7.64      Mt=7.4
2       M=7.61      Mt=7.3
3       M=7.61      Mt=7.3
4       M=7.49      Mt=7.2 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.41      Mt=6.4
2       M=1.38      Mt=6.4
3       M=1.68      Mt=6.7
4       M=1.77      Mt=6.8 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.06 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a r = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.06 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tb = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a tc = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.05 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tb = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a tc = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.05 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a Beta = -.04 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.05 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a Beta = -.04 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.05 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income