Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Easterlin (2005c): study JP 1958

Public: 18+ aged general public, Japan, 1958-1987
Survey name: Survey series: findings of which are listed in World Database of Happiness
Sample
Respondents: N = 60000
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Real GDP/capita

Our Classification

Operationalization

Real gdp/capita

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLW-*-sq-nt-7-a

b = +.07 ns

AVERAGE happiness by Real GDP/pc in Japan

The figure below contrasts the cross-national pattern of wealth/happiness observed in the 1980's with the change in average happiness over time in Japan (which experiuende much economic growth over these years)