Study Rehdanz & Maddison (2005): study ZZ 1972
- Public
- Adults, general public, 67 nations, 1972-2000
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 100000
- Non Response
- n.a.
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Latitude
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Data: World Gazetteer
- Distribution
- M=44,69, SD=12,95, Range=4,63-64,14
- Operationalization
- Absolute latitude of capital city in degrees
Observed Relation with Happiness
- economic variables
- GDP per capita
- Annual economic growth
- shortfall in income compared to previous high
- unemployment rate
- cultural variables
- % religious dominations (Bhudist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim)
- % religious orthodox
- personal freedom
- demographic variables
- life expectancy
- population density
- % over 65 aged
- % under 15 aged
- Climatic variables
- temperature coldest/hottest month
- rainfall in driest/wettest month
- number of hot and cold months (instead of temperature)
- high and low precipitation months (instead of rainfall)
- average and average squared temperature
- average and average squared precipitation (instead of number of months)