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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1996c): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 48 nations, around 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 75000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Corruption
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Transparency International (1995), Berlin: 1995 Tl Corruption Index.
Operationalization
Estimates of corruption by foreign businessmen and journalists

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = -.81 Happy Life Years by Absence of Corruption in 35 nations Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a rpc = -.46 rpc controlled for buying power per capita