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Correlational findings

Study Gainer (2013): study ZZ OECD member states

Public
18+ aged, general public, OECD member states, Multiple nations,
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
Sample
Respondents
N = 23000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Decommodification
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Epsing-Andersen. + Pacek, A. and Radcliff, B.; Assessing the welfare state: The politics of happiness. Perspectives on Politics,6, 267-277.
Operationalization
The amount to which citizens are no longer market-dependent; a summary index of pensions, income maintenance for the ill or disabled, and unemployement benefits.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +006 p < .01 Log of average happiness in nations by decommodification.

Beta controlled for:

-Real GDP per capita
-Unemployment O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a D% = +3,4 p < .01 Increase in average happiness (%) by one more standard-deviation in decommodification.