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Correlational findings

Study Delhey & Kroll (2012): study ZZ OECD member states 2008

Public
18+ aged, general public, OECD member states, 2008
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Respondents
N = 340000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social Development Index (SDI)
Our Classification
Remarks
The SDI was originally constructed in 1989 and updated in 2008 with newer cross-national data. The composite index follows from the Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI). Source: Ray, 2008.
Operationalization
Index of
a. life expectancy
b. adult literacy
c. gross school enrollment
d. infant survival rate
e. supply of calories and fat per day
f. telephone lines per 1000 people
g. physicians per 100 000
h. electricity consumption

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c r = +.57 p < .001 AVERAGE happiness by SDI-scores in 34 nations. O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.38 p < .05 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.34 p < .10 M-CO-c-mq-*-10-a r = +.47 p < .01 M-CO-c-mq-*-10-a b = +2.0 p < .01 b controlled for:
-Latin-american country
-Post-communist country M-CO-c-mq-*-10-a R² = .492