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Correlational findings

Study Bjornskov et al. (2008a): study ZZ 1997

Public
18+ aged, general public, 66 nations, 1997-2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 62295
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Administrative decentralization
Our Classification
Distribution
Range:  -38,39 to  40,21, SD: 20,26
Operationalization
Administrative decentralization is proxied by the share of non-central government employment spending in general government employment expenses

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.26 p < .05 Individual happiness (not average) by decentralization in 66 nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.00 ns Beta (+.002) controlled for:
- nation characteristics
  - infant mortality
  - years of independence
  - religiousness
  - bi-cameral system (vs not)
  - openness of the economy
  - post-communist (vs not)
  - part of the world
  - government consumption
- individual characteristics
  - age
  - gender
  - education
  - marital status
  - occupation
  - income
  - religion
  - voluntary work O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.00 ns Beta (+002) additionally controlled for interaction term government consumption and administrative decentralization