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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study CA 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1730
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Membership of volun-tary organizations
Our Classification
Operationalization
Number of 'yes' responses: "Which, if any of these organizations do you belong to....?" For example: Religious or church organizations, Political parties or groups, Sports or recreation (16 items). The summed score is divided
into 3 categories ....
1   0
2   1
3   2 - 16

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=3.09      Mt=7.0
2       M=3.04      Mt=6.8
3       M=3.00      Mt=6.7
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.79      Mt=7.5
2       M=7.85      Mt=7.6
3       M=7.99      Mt=7.8
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.97      Mt=7.0  
2       M=2.33      Mt=7.3
3       M=2.60      Mt=7.6
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.03 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.06 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.16 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.04 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.14 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.03 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.03 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.15 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )