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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2005c): study ZZ 1973

Public
Adults, general public, EU 8 member states, USA and Japan, 1973-2002
Sample
Respondents
N = 300000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Trend average happiness
Our Classification
Operationalization
yearly increase average happiness in nation

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a = Nation      B     CI95 O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.01 Luxemburg   +.009  [+.002;+.017] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.02 Denmark     +.016  [+.010;+.022] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.01 France      +.010  [-.003;+.016] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = -.00 Germany W   +.001  [-.006;+.009] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.00 USA         +.003  [-.005;+.012] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.00 UK          +.002  [-.003;+.008] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.00 Netherlands +.003  [-.002;+.009] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = +.03 Italy       +.032  [+.026;+.039] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = -.02 Japan       -.016  [-.025;-.008] O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a b = -.03 Belgium     -.026  [-.039;+.013]

B is average yearly change in points on scale 0-10