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Correlational findings

Study Walsh (2012): study ZZ EU 27 2004 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, 23 European nations, 2004
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 196000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Unemployment rate
Our Classification
Operationalization

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.01 p < .001 AVERAGE happiness by institutional quality (unemployment) in 23 nations.

b (-0,0146)controlled for:
-Corruption
-Inflation
-GDP per capita
(with Turkey, 232 observations in 2004-2011) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.01 p < .05 b (-0,0125) additionally controlled for:
-Income-inequality (Gini)
(without Turkey, 196 observations in 2004-2010)