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Correlational findings

Study Leisure Development Cen (1980): study JP 1979

Public
18+ aged, general public, Japan, 1979
Survey name
INT-Gallup World Poll 2009-2016
Sample
Respondents
N = 1574
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Income aspiration
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single direct question:
"Suppose your income increases in the future, how much income would you like as compared with your present income?"
1 just as it is now
2 10% increase
3 20% increase
4 30% increase
5 40% increase
6 50% increase
7 twice the present income or over

- low 1+2+3
- high 7

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e D% = -16 % very happy:
- low aspiration  67
- high aspiration 51
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-ab D% = -14 Low aspiration  57
High aspiration 43

Data reported in Leisure Development Center 1981