Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Luechinger et al. (2008): study ZZ EU 13 1989

Public: Employees, public and private sector, 13 European nations, 1989-1994
Sample
Respondents: N = 50262
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Unemployment public sector (vs private sector)

Our Classification

Remarks

Source: OECD

Operationalization

National rates of unemployment (%)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b

b = +.04 p < .05

Happiness in public sector (vs happiness in private sectors) by national unemployment rate.

O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b

b = +.01 p < .05

Interaction-effect unemployment rate x working in public sector (compared to working in private sector).

B's controlled for:
-gender
-age
-income
-marital status
-education
-living area
-year and country (dummies)

Unemployment has more (negative) impact on happiness of employees in private sector.