Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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

Education expenditures

Our Classification

Remarks

Source: Calculations based on OECD National Accounts Volume IV.

Operationalization

Public expenditures on education as a share of total public expenditures.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b

Beta = +.15 p < .01

Individual happiness by national expenditures on education.

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

Comparable result with ordered probit estimation: OPRC= +.270