| Study | Knupfer et al. (1966): study US San Francisco, California 1964 |
| Title | The Mental Health of the Unmarried. |
| Source | The American Journal of Psychiatry, 1966, Vol. 122, 841 -851 |
| URL | http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/ajp.122.8.841 |
| Public | 23+ aged, general public, San Francisco, USA, 1964 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | 29% incomplete. |
| Respondents N = | 979 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Male sex |
| Page in Source | 844 |
| Our classification | Sex (male vs female) |
| Operationalization | 0 Females 1 Males |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| M-TH-g-sq-v-2-a | G= p < .01 | Married G' = +.23 (01)
_b' = +.08 (ns)
Never married G' = -.51 (01)
_b' = -.12 (01)
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| Code | Full Text |
| M-TH-g-sq-v-2-a | Selfreport on single question: " Most of the time I feel happy" 2 true 1 false |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| G | GOODMAN & Kruskal's GAMMA Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlate: ordinal, Happinessl: ordinal Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: G = 0 « no rank correlation G = +1 « strongest possible rank correlation, where high correlate values correspond to high happiness ratings. G = -1 « strongest possible rank correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness ratings. |