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Correlational findings

Study Bartolini et al. (2017): study ZZ Eastern Europe 2002

Public
15+ aged general public, 9 East European nations, 2002-2008
Survey name
EU-European Social Survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 50258
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Change average social trust + GDP in nation
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 during which years these East European countries went though a transition from communism to a democratic market economy
Distribution
Both social trust and GDP improved in most of the transition countries
Related specification variables
Operationalization
A: Change in social trust in nation
B: Change in log GDP in nation

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a = .76 Medium-term change: 4-6 years O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d = .83 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a = .36 Short-term change: 2 year difference between bi-annual waves O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d = .15