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Correlational findings

Study Fleche et al. (2011): study ZZ OECD member states 1994

Public
18+ aged, general public, 32 OECD member states,1994-2008
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 1994-2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 92338
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Educational level
Our Classification
Operationalization
What is the highest educational level that you have attained?
8-point scale:
1: No formal education
8: Postgraduate degree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OPRC = +.00 ns INDIVIDUAL happiness by INDIVIDUAL education level O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.01 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.24 p < .05 AVERAGE happiness by AVERAGE education in nation

Beta's controlled for:
  - individual characteristics
     - household income
     - subjective poverty
     - self rated health
     - unemployment
     - national unemployment rate
     - sexe
     - age
     - divorced
     - number of children
  - national charactereristics
     - average perception of
     - income inequality in country
     - trustwortiness of people
     - air pollution