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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
Education
Our Classification
Operationalization
1 primary
2 secondary  (reference)
3 tertiary

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = -.22 ns Primary education only (vs secundairy)
- low income countries           -.005 (ns)
- lower middle income countries  -.061 (05)
- higher middle income countries +.004 (ns)
- high income countries          +.005 (ns)
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OPRC = -.07 p < .01 Tertiary education      (vs secundary)
- low income countries           -.116 (01)
- lower middle income countries  -.057 (05)
- higher middle income countries -.083 (05)
- high income countries          -.065 (05)

OPRC controled for:
- thinking about meaning of life
- importance of religion
- attendance of religious services
- age
- gender
- marital status
- time spent thinking about meaning and purpose in life
- number of children
- social class
- health
- employment status