Study Hsieh (2016): study US 1971
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, USA 1971
- Survey name
- US-Quality of American Life
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2164
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- sum of ten domain satisfaction scores
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- 8 clusters of importance were identified using two methods of cluster analysis: 1: Latent cluster analysis and 2: a cluster analysis that minimizes within-group variation while maximizing between-group variation
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Rating of 10 life domains on
A satisfaction
B perceived importance
- housing
- community
- finances
- leisure/hobbies
- family life
- friendships
- health
- government
- job
- organizations
- marriage
- religious faith
Both A and B rated on 7 step verbal reponse scale
Observed Relation with Happiness
cluster 1 M = 2,73 SD = 1,40 N = 234
cluster 2 M = 2,59 SD = 1,45 N = 301
cluster 3 M = 2,58 SD = 1,58 N = 298
cluster 4 M = 2,35 SD = 1,16 N = 334
cluster 5 M = 2,34 SD = 1,16 N = 191
cluster 6 M = 2,33 SD = 1,52 N = 222
cluster 7 M = 2,39 SD = 1,43 N = 236
cluster 8 M = 3,33 SD = 1,66 N = 110
cluster method 1 cluster method 2
cluster 1 +.49 +.61
cluster 2 +.60 +.51
cluster 3 +.61 +.65
cluster 4 +.55 +.51
cluster 5 +.68 +.42
cluster 6 +.61 +.64
cluster 7 +.56 +.57
cluster 8 +.59 +.66
Some of the correlations differ significantly:
- method 1: cluster 1 < 3, 5, 6
- method 2: cluster 5 < 3, 7, 8