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Correlational findings

Study Brulé & Veenhoven (2012): study ZZ Europe 2000

Public
Adults, 6 European nations, 2000-2009
Survey name
Pooled surveys
Sample
Respondents
N = 55000
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Different methods across surveys. Most were conducted face-to-face.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Perceived fate control (work)
Our Classification
Distribution
Free in decision-making at work (1-10)
North Europe M=7,4  Latin Europe M=6,5

Feel exploited at work (%)
North Europe M=39  Latin Europe M=51
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Freedom at work is based on a question from the World Values Survey that asks, "Thinking of your job, do you often or occasionally feel that you are being taken advantage of or exploited, or do you never have this feeling?" 1: often; 2: sometimes; 3: never. Another question asks, "How free are you to make decisions in your job?" 1: not at all; 10; a great deal.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-*-sq-nt-11-a r = +.75 AVERAGE happiness by AVERAGE perceived fate control in 26 European countries.