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Correlational findings

Study Kuhn et al. (2011): study NL 2003

Public
Lottery winners, players and controls, Netherlands, 2003-2006
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 2011
Non Response
32.7 %
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
written survey; 510 surveys completed by telephone.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Non-lottery income
Our Classification
Remarks
Lottery players only
Operationalization
1: higher annual household income post tax, before lottery.
0: lower  annual household income post tax, before lottery.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.12 p < .01 B controled for:
- Car consumption
  - bought a car after lottery
  - number of cars
  - age of cars
- Monthly expenditures
  - food at home
  - food away
  - transport
  - other
- Occasional expenditures
  - exterior renovations
  - other renovations
  - vacation
  - non-car durables
- Other factors
  - PostCodeLottery (player) now
  - Charity