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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven & Ouweneel (1995): study ZZ 1980

Public
Adults, general public, 26 nations, around 1980
Sample
Respondents
N = 35000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Government expenditures
Our Classification
Operationalization
Government Consumption % GDP

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-*-sq-*-11-a r = +.43 Average Happiness by Government Consumption in 22 OECD nations. O-SLW-*-sq-*-11-a rpc = +.37 rpc controlled for income per head