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Correlational findings

Study Bjornskov et al. (2008): study ZZ 1997 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, 70 nations, 1997-2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 87748
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
age
Our Classification
Operationalization
<25
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
>64

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a = Individual happiness (not average) by age. O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.09 p < .01 25-34 (compared to <25) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.15 p < .01 35-44 (compared to <25) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.17 p < .01 45-54 (compared to <25) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.08 p < .10 55-64 (compared to <25) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.11 p < .10 >64 (compared to <25)

Beta's controlled for other individual level variables:
- religion
- conservative ideology
- confidence in parliament
- trust most people
- income
- gender
- education
- marital status
- children
- selfemployed
- housewife
- retired
- student
- unemployed
- service attendance (church etc.)
- belief in superior being

Beta's are more negative if additionally controlled for aggregated variables at country level:
- infant mortality
- years of independence
- share of catholics
- share of protestants
- bicameral system
- openness to trade
- investment price level
- postcommunist
- Asia
- Latin America
- Africa
- Middle East and North Africa