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Correlational findings

Study Cheung et al. (2005): study HK 2001

Public
Elderly, Hong Kong, 2001
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 3000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital Status
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreported marital status
1  marital relation
   a: married
   b: cohabiting
0  no marital relation
   a: unmarried
   b: divorced
   c: widowed

Rated
1: yes
0: no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +2.4 ns unmarried (vs. cohabiting) O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -2.5 ns married (vs. cohabiting) O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +4.4 ns divorced (vs. cohabiting) O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +0.5 ns widowed (vs. cohabiting)

B is controlled for:
-residence
-living arrangement
-income
-education
-age
-gender