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Correlational findings

Study Kavetsos & Koutroumpis (2011): study ZZ EU28 2005

Public
15+ aged general public, 29 EU countries, 2005- 2008
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 28000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Education level
Our Classification
Operationalization
0. no education
1a. Lower
1b. Secondary
1c. Higher

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.02 a. lower     (vs no education) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.04 p < .05 b. secondary  (vs no education) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.07 p < .01 c. higher     (vs no education)

bs controlled for
- Nation characteristics:
  - log GDP per capita
  - Year effects
  - Country effects
- Community characteristics:
  - Community size
- Personal characteristics:
  - home access to:
    - Fixed phone
    - Mobile phone
    - TV
    - TV with DVD
    - CD
    - PC without Internet
    - PC with Internet
  - Age
  - Age squared
  - Male
  - Marital status
  - Employement status
  - Financial situation