Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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

Current employment status

Our Classification

Operationalization

Single question: "Are you yourself employed now or not?"
1   >30 hours a week
2   <30 hours a week
3   Self-employed
4   Retired
5   Housewife not otherwise employed
6   Student
7   Unemployed
8   Other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

DM = +

1       M=3.38     Mt=7.9
2       M=3.38     Mt=7.9
3       Empty category
4       Less than 10 Ss
5       Empty category
6       Less than 10 Ss
7       Empty category
8       less than 10 Ss

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

DM =

1       M=8.03      Mt=7.8
2       M=8.21      Mt=8.0
3       Empty category
4       Less than 10 Ss
5       Empty category
6       Less than 10 Ss
7       Empty category
8       Less than 10 Ss

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a

DM =

1       M=2.59      Mt=7.6
2       M=2.91      Mt=7.9
3       Empty category
4       Less than 10 Ss
5       Empty category
6       Less than 10 Ss
7       Empty category
8       Less than 10 Ss