| Study | Mastekaasa & Moum (1984): study NO 1981 |
| Title | The Perceived Quality of Life in Norway: Regional Variations and Contextual Effects. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 1984, Vol. 14, 385 - 419 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/BF00300450 |
| Public | Adults, general public, Norway, 1981 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 1521 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Traditionalism of the county |
| Page in Source | 411 |
| Our classification | Modernity of local society |
| Operationalization | Factor loading highly on: - divorce rate - alcohol consumption per capita - electoral support for Christian People's Party - emigration per 1000 inhabitants - immigration per 1000 inhabitants - percentage with no religious denomination The counties of southern and western Norway are most traditionalistic in this respect. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-a | Beta=+.00 | |
| O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-a | Beta=-.12 p < .05 | ß controlled for education, income, age, sex, household size, number of friends, occupationally active, marital status, degree of urbanization. |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-a | Selfreport on single question: ".......satisfaction with life-as-a-whole......" (Full question not reported.) 1 very dissatisfied 2 somewhat dissatisfied 3 very satisfied 4 extremely satisfied |
| 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. |