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Correlational findings

Study Flavin (2018): study US 1976

Public
18+ aged, general public, , 1976 - 2006
Survey name
US-GSS 1972-2006
Sample
Respondents
N = 26007
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Total state spending
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: US Census Bureau (2010). Historcal Finances of Staternments.
Distribution
Mean 11,66  sd 2,29
Operationalization
Total state spending, as % of  total Gross State Product (GSP),

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = -.00 ns Individual happiness by total state spending. (%GSP)

Controls at individual level
-unemployed
-married
-female
-African American
-age and age-squared
-education
-family income
-self-reported health
-church attendance

Controls at state-level
-unemployment rate
-income inequality
-left government power
-union density
-economic growth
-violent crime rate
-% non-white
-state and year effects.