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Correlational findings

Study Berry & Okulicz-Kozaryn (2009): study ZZ World samples 1995

Public
18+ aged general public, World, 2004
Survey name
INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 68361
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
The main method of data collection in the World Values Survey is face-to-face interview at respondent´s home.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Big urban
Our Classification
Remarks
Specification by nation type High income countries: GDP per capita > $10,000 Lower income countries: GDP per capita < $10,000
Distribution
Mean (SD) = 0.22 (0.41)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1 Live in a city with more people than 500,000
0 not (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -.04 ns ENTIRE SAMPLE O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -.07 p < .10 HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = +.01 ns LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -.05 ns ANGLO-SAXON nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -.08 ns LATIN nations

HLM controled for:
- Personal charactristics
  - age, age squared
  - income
  - married
  - divorced
  - unemployed
- Environmntal conditions
  - live in small community (< 2000)
  - GDP per capita in nation, GNP pc squared
- Interaction income*GDP per capita

Publication results correlate with DISsatisfaction. Signs were reversed by WDoH-team to fit standard presentation with Satisfaction