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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study MX 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Mexico, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1531
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=2.91      Mt=6.4
2       M=2.98      Mt=6.6
3       M=3.04      Mt=6.8 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.18      Mt=6.9
2       M=7.66      Mt=7.4
3       M=8.04      Mt=7.8 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.20      Mt=6.2  
2       M=1.50      Mt=6.5
3       M=1.98      Mt=7.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.06 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.14 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.14 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.05 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.13 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.11 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 = +.13 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data ) A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.12 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )