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Correlational findings

Study Brown et al. (2015a): study ZZ OECD member states 2011

Public
+18 aged, metropolitan areas in 5 OECD nations, 2011
Survey name
INT-OECD household survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 1964
Non Response
>25%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
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Correlate

Authors's Label
population density
Our Classification
Distribution
M= 1.12, SD: 1.02
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1000s of people /km2 in the metropolitan area

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g OPRC = + ns OPRC(+.0440) controled for:
- Social Economic Status (SES
- regional characteristics:
  - centralization
  - density of roads

OPRC lower if controled for centralization only
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g = -.06 Negative avross all regions
Positive in Europe (R2 +.12)
Unrelated in Japan (R2 +.00)