Study Subramanian et al. (2003): study US 2000
- Public
- 18-85 aged, general public, United States, 2000-2001
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 21572
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Education level: less than highschool
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Less than highschool: SE= 0.114 Highschool: SE= 0.094 Some college:SE= 0.093
- Operationalization
- 1: less than highschool
2: highschool
3: some college
4: college or more (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
OR= 2.68 (p<.05)
OR of Unhappy (vs. Happy) CI95 [2.14-3.36], so graduates had a 2 to 3 times lower chance to be Unhappy compared to 'Less than highschool'-respondents.
LRCD= +.99 (p<.05).
OR= 1.60 (p<.05).
OR of Unhappy (vs. Happy) CI95 [1.33-1.93], so graduates had a 60% lower chance to be Unhappy compared to 'Less than highschool'-respondents.
LRCD= +.47 (p<.05).
OR= 1.20 (ns)
OR of Unhappy (vs. Happy) CI95 [1.00-1.44], so graduates had a 20% lower chance to be Unhappy compared to 'Some college'-respondents
LRCD= +.18 (ns).
OR and LRCD controlled for:
- State dummy
- Gender
- Race
- Marital status
- Education
- Household income