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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
Age
Our Classification
Remarks
High income countries: GDP per capita > $10,000 Lower income countries: GDP per capita < $10,000
Distribution
Mean (SD) = 0.41 (0.16)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
A: age of respondent
B square of age (indicates nonlinearity)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -5.5 p < .01 ENTIRE SAMPLE
- age O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = +5.5 p < .01 - age squared O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -5.5 p < .01 HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
- age O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = +5.8 p < .01 - square of age O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = -4.5 p < .01 LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES
- age O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a HLM = +4.2 p < .01 - square of age

HLM controled for:
- Personal charactristics
  - income
  - married
  - divorced
  - unemployed
- Environmental conditions
  - live in either a smal community (<2000) or a big city (> 500.000)
  - GDP per capita in nation, GNP pc squared
- Interaction income*GDP per capita

Similar in Anglo-Saxon and Latin nations

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