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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study BY 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Belarus, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1015
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Here is a scale of incomes and we would like to know in what group your household is, counting all wages, salaries, pensions and other incomes that come in" rated on a 10-point scale.
1    Less than 50 rubles per month
2    51  -   75
3    76  -  100
4   101  -  125
5   126  -  150
6   151  -  200
7   201  -  300
8   301  -  400
9   401  -  500
10  500  or more rubles per month

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = 1       M=2.38     Mt=4.6
2       M=2.32     Mt=4.4
3       M=2.45     Mt=4.8
4       M=2.50     Mt=5.0
5       M=2.49     Mt=5.0
6       M=2.44     Mt=4.8
7       M=2.58     Mt=5.3
8       M=2.53     Mt=5.1
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       M=5.82      Mt=5.4
2       M=5.19      Mt=4.7
3       M=5.35      Mt=4.8
4       M=5.51      Mt=5.0
5       M=5.81      Mt=5.3
6       M=5.20      Mt=4.7
7       M=6.05      Mt=5.6
8       M=6.57      Mt=6.2
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M= .23      Mt=5.2
2       M= .28      Mt=5.3
3       M= .71      Mt=5.7
4       M= .91      Mt=5.9
5       M= .98      Mt=6.0
6       M= .69      Mt=5.7
7       M= .92      Mt=5.9
8       M=1.57      Mt=6.6
9       Less than 10 Ss
10      Less than 10 Ss
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.06 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.06 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.09 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.05 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.06 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.06 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex and age O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex and age A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.08 p < .05 ß controlled for sex and age