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Correlational findings

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
Inflation rate
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: OECD Historical Statistics
Operationalization
Rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-c OPRC = -.76 p < .10 INDIVIDUAL happiness by inflation rate in the nation
OPRC (-0.755) controlled for:
-National characteristics:
  -GDP per capita
  -GDP growth
  -life expectancy
  -Sox emissions
  -hours worked
  -crime rate
  -divorce rate
  -unemployment rate
  -openness
  -unemployment benefits
-Personal characteristics:
  -personal income position
  -employment state
  -male
  -age
  -age squared
  -education
  -marital status
  -size of community