Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Levinson (2011): study US 1984

Public: 15+ aged, general public, United States, 1984-1996
Survey name: US-GSS
Sample
Respondents: N = 6035
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Employed status

Our Classification

Distribution

Employed 66%, unemployed 2.3%

Operationalization

The reference group is not reported.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa

b = -.03 ns

Employed
b(-0.031)

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa

b = -.19 p < .01

Unemployed
b(-.190)

b's controlled for
-Personal characteristics
  - Income
  - Age
  - Gender
  - Marital status
  - Children
  - Education levels
  - Health status
  - Children
  - Religiosity
-Environment
  - Pollution
  - Rain
  - Temperature