Rode (2013): study ZZ World samples 1995

Publication

Author(s):

Rode, M.

Title:

Do Good Institutions Make Citizens Happy, or Do Happy Citizens Build Better Institutions?

Source:

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013, vol. 14, 1479 - 1505

Investigation

Public

18+ years, general public, 87 countries, 1995-2005

Survey name

INT-WorldValuesSurvey 1994-2008

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 180000

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?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied

Classification:

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

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

1483

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.60 6.22

SD:

1.05 1.17

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Social trust Trust in fellow-man in nation
Trust in people Average memberships Membership of voluntary organizations Importance of God Belief in god Log GDP per capita Personal income in nation Unemployment rate Unemployment in nation Divorce rate Divorce rate in nation Democracy Political democracy in nation Economic freedom Economic freedom in nation Size of government Economic freedom in nation
Size of government in nation Legal system and property rights Current justice in one's nation
Technical quality of government Sound money Inflation in nation
Economic freedom in nation Freedom to trade Economic freedom in nation Regulation Economic freedom in nation Summed effect of all correlates Summed effects of current societal conditions