Study Currie et al. (2004): study ZZ Developed nations 2001

Public

11,13 and 15 aged, school children, 33 countries and regions, 2001

Sample

Respondents

N = 162306

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Specially trained personnel, teachers and school nurses administered the completion of questionnaires in school classrooms.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Age

Our Classification

Distribution

Average age in the sample: 11,6 13,6 & 15,6

Average age ( N) 11/13/15 aged: Austria 1590/1584/1298, Belgium (Fl) 2153/2106/2030, Belgium (Fr) 1439/1503/1381, Canada 1641/1513/ 1207, Croatia 1451/1500/1446, Czech Republic 1691/1661/1660 , Denmark 1710/1582/1380, England 2239/2069/1773, Estonia 1288/1424,1267, Finland 1911/1732/1745, France 2671/2900/2614, Germany  2100/1801/1749, Greece 1252/1231/1324, Greenland  295/356/240, Hungary 1371/1463/1330, Ireland 1012/944/919, Israel 1892/2202/1567, Italy 1524/1633/1229, Latvia 1195/1169/1117, Lithuania  1867/1873/1905, Malta 619/ 694/667, Netherlands 1477/1519/1273, Norway 1660/1739/1624, Poland 2100/2131/2152, Portugal 1174/964/802, Russia  2522/ 2940/2575, Scotland 1743/1512/1149, Slovenia 1474/1413/1069, Spain 2105/1966/1756, Sweden 1499/1201/1226, Switzerland  1468/1671/1540, TFYR Macedonia  1348/1401/1412, Ukraine 1192/1297/1601, US 1479/1921/1625, Wales 1351/1372/1164

Operationalization

Young people attending school who are aged:
1 = 11
2 = 13
3 = 15.
Mean age: 11,5 13,5 and 15,5. 90 % should be within 6 months of the mean age and the remaining 10% no more than 12 months from the mean age.

Observed Relation with Happiness