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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study NG 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Nigeria, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1001
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       M=2.14      Mt=3.8
2       M=2.59      Mt=5.3
3       M=2.55      Mt=5.2
4       M=2.93      Mt=6.4
5       M=3.15      Mt=7.2 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=3.93      Mt=3.3
2       M=5.39      Mt=4.9
3       M=5.47      Mt=5.0
4       M=6.52      Mt=6.1
5       M=6.92      Mt=6.6 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M=-.64      Mt=4.4
2       M= .78      Mt=5.8
3       M= .34      Mt=5.3
4       M=1.45      Mt=6.5
5       M=2.30      Mt=7.3 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.23 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.24 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.34 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.18 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.18 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.26 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.15 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.15 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.31 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income