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Correlational findings

Study Deaton (2008): study ZZ 2006

Public
15+ aged, general public, 132 countries, 2006
Sample
Respondents
N = 132000
Non Response
n.a.
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Growth rate of GDP 1990-2000
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Penn World Tables version 6.2
Operationalization
Growth rate of the logarithm of per capita Gross Domestic Product

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c b = -2,7 ns Without the countries of the former Sovjet Union, N=111

B controled for:
- growth rate income 2000-2003
- logatithm of income 2003

B similar across age groups