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Correlational findings

Study Michalos & Hatch (2020): study ZZ 2007

Public
18+ aged, general public, 105 nations, 2018
Survey name
INT-GallupWorldPoll2014
Sample
Respondents
N = 105
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Weighted Index of Social Progress (WISP)
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Estes (1984)
Distribution
Mean: 51.21; SD 11.868. N= 105
Operationalization
41 objective social indicators:
-education (4)
-health (7)
-women status (5)
-defense effort (1)
-economic (5)
-demographic (3)
-environmental (3)
-social chaos (5)
-cultural diversity (3)
-welfare effort (5)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c r = +.80 WISP-score by AVERAGE Happiness Y-LC-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.97 p < .01 Happy WISP by Happy Life Years in 105 nations.

Happy WISP = National WISP-score, multiplied by AVERAGE happiness measured with C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c (contentment).