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. 2007 Oct;48(5):727–733.

Table 2.

Differences in subjective well-being measures between the groups with different monthly income (per household member).

Income group (€, mean±SD):
P*
Well-being index: ≤70 (n = 40) 1-130 (n = 119) 131-270 (n = 303) 271-400 (n = 258) 401-530 (n = 107) 531 (n = 69) Total (n = 896)
Personal well-being index:
  satisfaction with your material status 2.8 ± 2.10 4.0 ± 2.31 4.6 ± 2.46 5.3 ± 2.14 6.0 ± 2.17 6.8 ± 2.42 5.0 ± 2.46 <0.001
  satisfaction with your personal health 6.0 ± 2.88 5.9 ± 3.25 6.6 ± 2.86 6.9 ± 2.58 7.3 ± 2.37 7.78 ± 2.27 6.7 ± 2.79 <0.001
  satisfaction with your achievement in life 5.2 ± 2.82 5.3 ± 2.49 6.2 ± 2.52 6.7 ± 2.37 6.8 ± 2.13 7.35 ± 2.3 6.3 ± 2.49 <0.001
  satisfaction with yours relationships with family and friends 8.1 ± 2.21 8.2 ± 2.20 8.5 ± 2.09 8.5 ± 1.99 8.3 ± 2.03 8.46 ± 1.20 8.4 ± 2.07 0.603
  satisfaction with your feelings of physical safety 6.9 ± 2.53 7.6 ± 2.33 7.2 ± 2.53 7.4 ± 2.36 7.3 ± 2.25 7.33 ± 2.09 7.3 ± 2.39 0.706
  satisfaction with your acceptance by the community 6.9 ± 2.83 7.8 ± 2.30 8.0 ± 2.39 7.9 ± 2.22 7.8 ± 2.07 7.8 ± 2.11 7.9 ± 2.30 0.127
  satisfaction with your future security 5.3 ± 2.84 5.4 ± 2.46 5.6 ± 2.67 6.1 ± 2.56 6.4 ± 2.31 6.5 ± 2.48 5.9 ± 2.58 0.001
National well-being index:
  satisfaction with economic situation in Croatia 2.2 ± 1.66 2.8 ± 1.84 2.7 ± 2.01 3.1 ± 1.97 3.1 ± 1.85 3.6 ± 2.14 2.9 ± 1.97 0.001
  satisfaction with state of environment in Croatia 4.0 ± 2.18 5.0 ± 2.29 4.6 ± 2.46 5.2 ± 2.23 5.1 ± 2.21 5.4 ± 2.21 4.9 ± 2.33 0.003
  satisfaction with social conditions in Croatia 2 ± 1.62 2.7 ± 1.88 2.7 ± 1.95 3.0 ± 1.86 3.0 ± 1.93 3.4 ± 1.97 2.8 ± 1.91 0.003
  satisfaction with government in Croatia 3.2 ± 1.9 2.8 ± 1.84 2.7 ± 2.03 2.9 ± 1.94 2.7 ± 1.94 3.3 ± 2.01 2.8 ± 1.97 0.177
  satisfaction with business in Croatia 3.3 ± 2.07 3.4 ± 2.24 3.4 ± 2.35 3.7 ± 2.08 3.6 ± 2.00 4.3 ± 2.61 3.6 ± 2.24 0.026
  satisfaction with national security in Croatia 5.1 ± 2.29 5.5 ± 2.54 5.3 ± 2.86 5.5 ± 2.70 5.6 ± 2.31 6.1 ± 2.39 5.5 ± 2.66 0.236
Life Satisfaction scale 2.5 ± 1.05 2.7 ± 1.02 3.0 ± 0.87 3.1 ± 0.78 3.2 ± 0.83 3.5 ± 0.09 3 ± 0.89 <0.001
Overall happiness 7.0 ± 2.18 7.0 ± 2.26 7.6 ± 1.93 8.0 ± 1.47 8.0 ± 1.32 8.6 ± 1.17 7.7 ± 1.81 <0.001

*P value for F-ratio.