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Correlational findings

Study Okulicz-Kozaryn et al. (2015): study US 2011

Public: 18+ aged, general public, the US, 2011
Survey name: US-Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Sample
Respondents: N = 8907
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
98.6% interviews were conducted through telephone

Correlate

Authors's Label

Car Ownership

Our Classification

Operationalization

Selfreport on own a car or not.
1. yes
0. no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-I

r = +.15 p < .001

O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-I

b = +.08 p < .05

B controlled for
-Total family income

O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-I

b = -.02 ns

B additionally controlled for
-Rent a dwelling
-Other than own/rent a dwelling

O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-I

b = -.11 p < .01

B additionally controlled for
-Number of children in household
-Health status
-Gender
-Marital status
-Age
-State dummy