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Correlational findings

Study Ott (2010): study ZZ 2006 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, Multiple nations, 2006
Survey name
INT-GallupWorldPoll2006
Sample
Respondents
N = 1300000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Technical Good Governance
Our Classification
Remarks
Data World Bank, Worldwide Government Indicators (WGI, 2008); Kaufmann et al.
Operationalization
Average score of
-government effectiveness
-regulatory quality
-rule of law
-control of corruption

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c r = +.75 p < .00 Average happiness by Technical Good Governance C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.58 p < .05 rpc controlled for Democratic Good Governance, = average score on (WGI, 2008)
-voice and accountability
-political stability and absence of violence C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.72 p < .01 rpc controlled for government consumption C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.67 p < .01 rpc controlled for transfers & subsidies C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.68 p < .01 rpc controlled for government enterprises & investments C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c rpc = +.74 p < .01 rpc controlled for tax rate


Correlation between technical quality & happiness is independent of democratic quality and size of government.