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Correlational findings

Study Hessami (2010): study ZZ Western Europe 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, 12 European nations, 1990-2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 153268
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Unemployment rate
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: OECD Economic Outlook no 84.
Operationalization
Standardized unemployment rate

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b Beta = -.01 p < .01 Individual happiness by national unemployment rate

Beta controlled for:
- individual level
  - age
  - sexe
  - relative income
  - ideological preferences
  - marital status
  - education
  - employment status
  - number of children
- national level
  - inflation rate
  - total government expenditures
  - public education expenditures
  - public social protection expenditures
  - public health expenditures

Comparable result with ordered probit estimation: OPRC= -0,025