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Correlational findings

Study Samanni & Holmberg (2010): study ZZ 1999

Public
18+ aged, general public, in 90 nations, 1999-2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 100000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Income Share of poorest 20%
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: World Development Indicators (1999-2005)
Distribution
Not reported.
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Not reported.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b = AVERAGE happiness by income share poorest 20% in nations O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b r = -.28 All nations (N=90) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b r = -.14 OECD-nations (N=30) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b r = -.49 Non-OECD-nations (N=60) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a = O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.26 All nations (N=90) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.10 OECD-nations (N=30) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.65 Non-OECD-nations (N=60)