Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Baltatescu (2006c): study ZZ Europe 2001

Public: 15+ aged general public, 27 European nations 2001-2005
Survey name: INT-World Database of Happiness Pooled surveys from different programs
Sample
Respondents: N = 156000
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

2001-2005

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

year 2001 to 2005

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLV-*-sq-nt-11-a

DM =

CHANGE AVERAGE HAPPINESS in 27 European 2001 to 2005

O-SLV-*-sq-nt-11-a

D%sr =

                            2003-2005 2001-2005
EU15-high achievers             +9,7%   +7,8%
Slovenia                        +4,4%   +4,4%
EU15-medium achievers           +4,8%   +2,8%
Central European-high achievers +8,0%   +3,8%
Greece+Portugal                 -1,3%   -2,3%
Baltic                          +4,9%   +9,6%
Central European-low achievers  +1,9%   +1,4%
Romania                         +2,7%   +1,1%
Bulgaria                       -11,8%  -13,5%

Split by groups of countries
• Central European - high achievers: Czech Republic, East Germany and Poland
• Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
• Central European - low achievers: Slovakia and Hungary.
* EU15-high achievers: Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, Ireland
and Finland
• EU15-medium achievers: UK, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Germany-West, France,
and Italy
• Low achievers: Greece and Portugal