| Study | Martin & Lichter (1983): study US Michigan 1973 |
| Title | Geographic Mobility and Satisfaction with Life and Work. |
| Source | Social Science Quarterly, 1983, Vol. 64, 524 - 534 |
| Public | 16+ aged, employees, Michigan/US, followed 4 years, 1973-1977 |
| Sample | Probability sample (unspecified) |
| Non-Response | (43%) |
| Respondents N = | 827 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Education |
| Page in Source | 529, 531 |
| Our classification | Level of school-education |
| Operationalization | Self-report on single question: What is the highest grade of school or level of education you completed? 1) None 2) Grades 1-7 (primary school) 3) Grade 8 (completion of primary school) 4) Grades 9-11 (some high school) 5) Grade 12 (high school diploma) 6) High school 7) Some college without degree 8) Some college with degree (junior college) 9) Grade 16 (college degree) 10) Graduate or professional education in excess of college degree |
| Remarks | Assessed at T1 (1973) and T2 (1977) |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-Sum-c-mq-v-7-d | Beta=+.02 ns | T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T1 education (T2 happiness by T1 education, controlling for T1 happiness). Beta addtionally controlled for: - T1-T2 residential moving - T1 income - T1 age - T1-T2 change in intrinsic job rewards - T1-T2 change in extrinsic job rewards |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-Sum-c-mq-v-7-d | Self-report on two questions: A) Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are: 1: not too happy 2: pretty happy 3: very happy B) In general, how satisfying do you find the ways you're spending your life these days? Would you call it: 1: not very satisfying 2: pretty satisfying 3: very satisfying Computation: A+B |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| Beta | STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric. Range: [-1 ; +1] Meaning: beta > 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta < 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta = 0 « no correlation. beta = + 1 or -1 « perfect correlation. |