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Correlational findings

Study Sulemana et al. (2016): study ZZ 2005

Public
18+ aged, general public, 13 nations, 2005-2009
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Respondents
N = 23000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Control over life
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question on the extent to which the respondent believes they have freedom of choice and control over the way their life turns out
1:   no choice at all
:
10 = a great deal of choice

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = + African Countries   b = +.18(001)
Developed Countries b = +.25(001)

b controlled for:
- Personal characteristics
  - Age, age squared
  - Gender
  - Education
  - Health status
  - Marital status
  - Employment status
  - Social Capital
  - Income
  - Satisfaction with finances
  - Children
  - Control over life
  - Religiosity
- Environmental characteristics
  - Local conditions
    - quality of water
    - quality of air
    - quality of sewage and sanitation
  - City size
  -Country dummies