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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study FI 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Finland, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 588
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=2.55      Mt=5.2
3       M=2.91      Mt=6.4
4       M=3.06      Mt=6.9
5       M=3.31      Mt=7.7
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=5.84      Mt=5.4
3       M=7.13      Mt=6.8
4       M=7.72      Mt=7.5
5       M=8.22      Mt=8.0
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M= .05      Mt=5.1
3       M= .59      Mt=5.6
4       M=1.18      Mt=6.2
5       M=1.76      Mt=6.8
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=2.92      Mt=6.4
2       M=3.03      Mt=6.8
3       M=3.05      Mt=6.8
4       M=3.28      Mt=7.6
5       M=3.44      Mt=8.1
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=5.42      Mt=4.9
2       M=6.44      Mt=6.0
3       M=6.94      Mt=6.6
4       M=7.51      Mt=7.2
5       M=7.92      Mt=7.7
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M=- .56     Mt=4.4
2       M=- .03     Mt=5.0
3       M=  .86     Mt=5.9
4       M= 1.70     Mt=6.7
5       M= 2.33     Mt=7.3
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.31 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.27 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.24 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.23 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.25 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.35 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.20 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.21 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.17 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 = +.25 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.35 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.33 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.32 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
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 = +.23 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.32 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income