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Correlational findings

Study Kousha & Mohseni (2000): study IR 1995

Public
Residents big city (Tehran), Iran, 1995-97
Sample
Respondents
N = 1561
Non Response
4,8%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status
Our Classification
Distribution
1995: a= 321, b=21
1997: a= 532, b=65
Operationalization
a.Married
b.Widowed or divorced

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab DM = ns            
            1995    M     S.D.
             a=   1,84   0,34
             b=   1,57   0,34 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab DM = p < .01            
            1997    M     S.D.
             a=   1,88   0,36
             b=   1,68   0,37 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab D% = ns            1995
                   very    fairly  not at all
                   happy   happy   happy
                     %       %        %   
             a=    10,3    63,6     26,2
             b=     4,8    47,6     47,6 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab D% = p < .01            1997
                   very    fairly  not at all
                   happy   happy   happy
                     %       %        %   
             a=    12,6    62,8     24,6
             b=     7,7    52,3     40,0