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Correlational findings

Study Duff & Ivlevs (2011): study ZZ World samples 1994

Public
18+ aged, 85 developed and developing countries, 1994-2007
Survey name
INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 15000
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
interviews, face-to--face, CATI or CAPI

Correlate

Authors's Label
Time spent thinking about meaning and purpose of life
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on single question:
How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning and purpose of life?
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +.04 p < .01 ORPC (+.035) controled for:
- importance of religion
- attendance to religious services
- age
- gender
- marital status
- income band
- number of children
- social class
- health
- employment status
- education

Strongest in the poorest countries, negative in rich countries
- high income           ORPC = -.051(001)
- higher middle income  OPRC = +.007(ns)
- higher lower income   OPRC = +.027(05)
- low income countries  ORPC = +.188(001)