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Correlational findings

Study Bjornskov (2006): study ZZ 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, 80 nations, 1990-2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 800000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
GDP per capita
Our Classification
Distribution
N = 81 M = 11789  Range: 481 to 44009  SD = 9551
Operationalization
GDP per capita in US dollars.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.35 ns % happy by GDP per capita in 33 nations.

B controlled for variables at country-level:
-trade openness
-post communist
-inflation
-social norms in nation
-social trust in nation
-associational activity in nation