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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
Retired
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: retired
0: other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = +.12 p < .001 - low income countries           +.148 (10)
- lower middle income countries  -.083 (10)
- higher middle income countries +.138 (01)
- high income countries          +.270 (01)

OPRCs controled for:
- thinking about meaning of life
- importance of religion
- attendance of religious services
- age
- gender
- marital status
- income band
- number of children
- social class
- health
- time spent thinking about meaning in life
- education

OPRC of low income countries = +0.148 (0.01)
OPRC of lower middle income countries = -0.083 (.01)
OPRC of higher middle income countries = +0.138 (.001)
OPRC of high income countries = +0.270 (.001)

OPRC of income baand squared = -0.261 (.001)