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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
Global health rating
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "All in all, how would you describe your state of health these days?" Would you say it is....
1   Very poor
2   Poor
3   Fair
4   Good
5   Very good

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=2.73      Mt=5.8
2       M=2.80      Mt=6.0
3       M=3.01      Mt=6.7
4       M=2.97      Mt=6.6
5       M=3.16      Mt=7.2 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=6.07      Mt=5.6
2       M=6.29      Mt=5.9
3       M=7.45      Mt=7.2
4       M=7.77      Mt=7.5
5       M=8.34      Mt=8.2 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M= .77      Mt=5.8
2       M=1.03      Mt=6.0
3       M=1.66      Mt=6.7
4       M=2.18      Mt=7.2
5       M=2.86      Mt=7.9 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.12 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.28 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.28 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.10 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.19 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.20 p < .001 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 = +.32 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.30 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income