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Correlational findings

Study Kemmerling (2014): study ZZ 2005

Public
18+ aged, general public, 54 nations, 2005
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
Sample
Respondents
N = 100000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
history of warfare
Our Classification
Remarks
Data source:Correlates of war project: http://wwwcorrelatesofwar.org
Operationalization
A: number of wars involved over the last 200 years.
B: number of battle deaths over the last 200 years (in % of the population)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = ns AVERAGE happiness in nation by number of wars involved in over the last 200 years.
- negative for lost wars
- no relation with earlier won wars O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -2.2 ns AVERAGE happiness in nation by number of battle deaths over the last 200 years.
b controled for
- GDP per capita
- post communist (or not)