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Correlational findings

Study Bruni & Stanca (2006): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 80 nations, 1990-2004
Sample
Respondents
N = 259947
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Active in voluntary organization
Our Classification
Distribution
Range 0-1, M 0.31 SD 0.46
Operationalization
Active involvement in voluntary organization
0: no
1: yes

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +1,2 p < .05 B (+1,17) controlled for:
- income
- self rated health
- perceived freedom
- unemployed
- married
- education
- age
- gender
- religion perceived as important
- trust in people
- honesty (cheating on tax justifiable or not)
- individual country dummies
- time dummies for survey waves

B means 1,17 point greater happiness on scale 10-100 of active people
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.75 p < .05 B (+0,75) additionally controlled for:
- membership of voluntary organization (yes)

B is points greater happiness on scale 10-100 of active people