| 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 | Past income |
| Page in Source | 529, 531 |
| Our classification | Household income |
| Operationalization | Self-report on single question: Adding up your income from all sources, roughly what is the total yearly incane before taxes of your immediate family--including your income, the wages of everyone else in the family who works and income from any other source? |
| 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=+.09 p < .01 | T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T1 income (T2 happiness by T1 income, controlling for T1 happiness). Beta addtionally controlled for: - T1-T2 residential moving - T1 age - T1 education - 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. |