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Correlational findings

Study Lalive & Stutzer (2010): study CH 2000

Public
Salaried workers, Switzerland, 2000-2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 6203
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Operationalization

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = -.08 Age in years O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = +.09 Age squared O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = +.08 B's controlled for:
- Gender
- Education
- Marital status
- Nationality
- Employment status
- Household income
- Household size

B = +.08 means that a 1 point difference in
age corresponds with 0.08
point difference in happiness on the 0-10 scale

Ordered Probit analysis (OPRC) yields similar results.