Study DiTella & MacCulloch (2008): study ZZ Western nations 1975
- Public
- 15+ aged, general public, OECD Nations, 1975-1997
- Survey name
- EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 371149
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Crime rate
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Interpol’s International Crime Statistics (various issues)
- Operationalization
- The logarithm of the total number of serious assaults per 100,000 people
Observed Relation with Happiness
OPRC (-0.029) controlled for:
-National characteristics:
-GDP per capita
-GDP growth
-life expectancy
-Sox emissions
-hours worked
-divorce rate
-inflation rate
-unemployment rate
-openness
-unemployment benefits
-Personal characteristics:
-personal income position
-employment state
-male
-age
-age squared
-education
-marital status
-size of community