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Study Lee (1978): study US Washington 1975

Public: 60+ aged marrieds, Washington State USA, 1975
Sample
Respondents: N = 439
Non Response: 62%
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Not named

Our Classification

Remarks

retired or not: males only

Related specification variables

Operationalization

a age
b length of marriage
c education
d retired or not
e self perceived health
f satisfaction with standard of living
g satisfaction with marriage

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a

R² = .32

males only
a                 R2=.01
a+b               R2=.02
a+b+c             R2=.08
a+b+c+d           R2=.08
a+b+c+d+e         R2=.20
a+b+c+d+e+f       R2=.26
a+b+c+d+e+f+g     R2=.32

M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a

R² = .38

females only
a                 R2=.00
a+b               R2=.00
a+b+c             R2=.03
a+b+c+e           R2=.13
a+b+c+e+f         R2=.18
a+b+c+e+f+g       R2=.38