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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study CN 1990

Public
18+aged, general public, China, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
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=2.71      Mt=5.7
3       M=2.79      Mt=6.0
4       M=2.86      Mt=6.2
5       M=3.09      Mt=7.0 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       M=- .45     Mt=4.6
3       M=  .85     Mt=5.8
4       M= 1.09     Mt=6.1
5       M= 2.04     Mt=7.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.14 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.31 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.12 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.24 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.14 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.33 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income