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Correlational findings

Study Ovaska & Takashima (2006): study ZZ 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, 68 nations, 1990-2001.
Sample
Respondents
N = 120000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Government size
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI).
Distribution
M = 29,38; SD = 12,05; Range: 1,27 - 57,04.
Operationalization
Government expenditures in %GDP, averaged data for the 1990s.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.01 p < .05 Average happiness by Size of Government in 68 nations.

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic Freedom
-Political freedom
-Life expectancy
-GDP growth
-Asia (dummy) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.01 p < .05 B additionally controlled for:(step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.00 ns B addionally controlled for: (step 3)
-GDP per capita neigbor-nations
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.02 p < .05 Average life-satisfaction by Size of Government in 68 nations.

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic Freedom
-Political freedom
-Life expectancy
-GDP growth
-Asia (dummy) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.01 ns B additionally controlled for:(step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.00 ns B addionally controlled for: (step 3)
-GDP per capita neigbor-nations
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging