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Correlational findings

Study Ott (2011): study ZZ 2006

Public
18+ aged, general public, 130 nations, 2006
Sample
Respondents
N = 130000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Size of Government in Expenditures
Our Classification
Remarks
Data Heritage Foundation & Wall Street Journal (2010).
Operationalization
Government expenditures as a % of GDP.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c r = +.51 p < .05 AVERAGE happiness by Government Expenditures in 130 nations. C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.17 ns rpc controlled for Technical Good Governance
(=average score of
-government effectiveness
-regulatory quality
-rule of law
-control of corruption) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.28 ns rpc controlled for Democratic Good Governance
(=average score of
-voice and accountability
-political stability and absence of violence) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c r = -.09 ns INEQUALITY in happiness (sd) by Government Expenditures

(Less Inequality in Happiness at higher levels of Government Expenditures)