Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Ouweneel (2002): study ZZ Developed nations 1980

Public: Unemployed adults, 42 nations, 1980-90
Sample
Respondents: N = 60000
Non Response: n.a.
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

State welfare effort

Our Classification

Remarks

data social security: ILO

Operationalization

Welfare state effort as expenditures social security as a percentage of GDP

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a

r = +.28 ns

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

Type: test statistic.
Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric
Range: [-1; +1]

Meaning:
r = 0  « no correlation ,
r = 1  « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and
r = -1  « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values.

27-30 nations in 1990

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a

rpc = +.12 ns

PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

Type: test statistic
Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric
Range:  [-1; +1]

Meaning:  a partial correlation between happiness and one of the correlates is that correlation, which remains after accounting for the contribution of the other influences, or some of them, to the total variability in the happiness scores.
Under that conditions
rpc > 0  « a higher correlate level corresponds with  a higher  happiness rating,
rpc < 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds with  a lower  happiness rating,

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

r = +.10 ns

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

rpc = -.24 ns

PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

r = +.14 ns

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

rpc = -.27 ns

PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a

r = +.49 ns

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

15-17 first world nations in 1990

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a

rpc = +.49 ns

PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

r = +.07 ns

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

rpc = -.06 ns

PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

r = +.08 ns

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

rpc = -.07 ns

PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

rpc's are controlled for Real GDP