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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
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       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=2.36      Mt=4.5
3       M=2.74      Mt=5.8
4       M=2.99      Mt=6.6
5       M=3.22      Mt=7.4 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=8.11      Mt=7.9
2       M=6.64      Mt=6.3
3       M=6.76      Mt=6.4
4       M=7.57      Mt=7.3
5       M=8.02      Mt=7.8 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M= .00      Mt=5.0
3       M= .73      Mt=5.7
4       M=1.57      Mt=6.6
5       M=2.05      Mt=7.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.25 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.20 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.27 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.19 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.18 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.20 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.23 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.19 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.25 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income