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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study IS 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Iceland 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 702
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=3.27      Mt=7.6
2       M=3.35      Mt=7.8
3       M=3.41      Mt=8.0
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=7.93      Mt=7.7
2       M=8.00      Mt=7.8
3       M=8.04      Mt=7.8
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.74      Mt=6.7  
2       M=2.25      Mt=7.3
3       M=2.74      Mt=7.7
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.06 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.18 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.05 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.14 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex and age
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.02 ns ß controlled for sex and age
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.18 p < .001 ß controlled for sex and age
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )