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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study AT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Austria, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1460
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=3.14      Mt=7.1
2       M=3.24      Mt=7.5
3       M=3.25      Mt=7.5 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=6.15      Mt=5.7
2       M=6.55      Mt=6.2
3       M=7.05      Mt=6.7 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       M=1.53      Mt=6.5  
2       M=1.63      Mt=6.6
3       M=2.23      Mt=7.2 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.10 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.09 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.16 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.13 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.13 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data ) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.09 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data ) A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.11 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income
( r and ß computed on uncategorized data )