Veenhoven (2008b): study ZZ 1995

Publication

Author(s):

Veenhoven, R.

Title:

Comparability of Happiness across Nations.

Source:

School of Sociology and Social Work Journal no.104, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2008, Kobe, Japan.

Investigation

Public

Adults, general public, 98 nations, 2000s

Sample

Mixed samples

Respondents

N = 150000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
0  dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Purchasing power per head Purchasing power (`real' GDP pc) Economic Freedom Economic freedom in nation Political freedom NATION: POLITICAL SYSTEM
Political freedom in nation Personal freedom Private freedom in nations Disparity in incomes Current economic conditions in the nation
Income inequality in nation Discrimination of women Gender inequality (women emancipation) in nation Disparity in happiness Inequality in happiness in nation Tolerance Tolerance in nation Trust in compatriots Tolerance in nation
Trust in fellow-man in nation Voluntary work Social cohesion in nation Social security Social security in nation Rule of law NATION: JUSTICE Respect of civil rights Human-rights protection in nation Corruption Expert estimates of corruption in nation same language Current cultural conditions the nation 1990s mood (Affect Balance scale) Overall Happiness and Hedonic Affect-level Individualism HAPPINESS: DISPERSION OF HAPPINESS
Individualization in nation Suicide rates Suicide in nation