Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Hagerty & Veenhoven (2003): study ZZ World samples 1972

Public: Adutl general population in 21 nations, 1972-1996
Survey name: Survey series: findings of which are listed in World Database of Happiness
Sample
Respondents: N = 9300000
Non Response
Assessment

Authors's Label

Average happiness and GDP/capita

Our Classification

Remarks

Data: World Database of happiness, Collection Happiness in Nations

Operationalization

Economic affluence: Mean GDP/capita per year

Happiness: Average per year

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

Beta = +.01

ALL countries: beta= + 0.08

country fixed effects included

Beta = +.01

low gdp/capita countries: beta= + 0.010

Beta = +.01

medium gdp/capita countries: beta= + 0.006

b = +.00

high gdp/capita countries: beta= + 0.004