Study Helliwell et al. (2018): study ZZ World samples 2005
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 157 nations, followed 7 years, 2005-2012
- Survey name
- INT-GallupWorldPoll 2006-2011
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 157
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Democratic Quality Government
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Pooled samples: 836 observations in 157 countries
- Distribution
- Mean -0,14; SD 0,86; Min -2,24 Max 1,53
- Operationalization
- Average z-score for the World Bank' s Worldwide Governance Indicator (WGI) including :
a: Voice and Accountability
b: Political Stability and Absence of Violence
Observed Relation with Happiness
Beta (+.007) controlled for:
- Delivery Quality of Government in nation
- Year fixed effects
Beta unaffected by additional control for
- logged GDG per capita
- healthy life-expectancy
- Average perceived freedom to make life choices
- Average generosity
- Average perceived availability of social support
- regional or country fixed effects
Beta-fix (+.13) controlled for:
- CHANGE in Delivery Quality of Government
- Fixed year effects
- Country fixed effects
Beta fix unaffected by additional control for
CHANGE in
- logged GDP per capita
- Healthy life expectancy
- Average perceived freedom to make life-choices
- Average generosity
- Average perceived availability of social support