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Correlational findings

Study Oishi & Kushlev (2018): study US 1972

Public
18+ aged general public USA 1972-2014
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Respondents
N = 59599
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Progressive tax
Our Classification
Distribution
M=2.194   SD=.035
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Tax rates of highest income by year

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.20 ns AVERAGE happiness by progressiveness of income tax in the SAME year: 1972-2014
ALL O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.43 p < .05 - Lowest income quintile O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.37 p < .01 - Income quintile 2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.18 ns -Income quintile 3 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = -.03 ns -Income quintile 4 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = -.20 ns Highest income quintile O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = The effect of progressive taxation was mediated by reduced income inequality in the nation O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = At the individual level the effect of of reduced income inequality on happiness was mediated by increased perceptions of fairness and trust O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.61 p < .01 AVERAGE happiness by  progressiveness of income tax 5 YEARS LATER: 1972-2014
- Lowest income quintile O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.50 p < .005 - Income quintile 2 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.21 p < .258 - Income quintile 3 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.09 p < .663 - Income quintile 4 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g r = +.03 p < .888 - Richst income quintile 5 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g Beta = +.58 LOW INCOMES ONLY (quentiles 1 and 2)
Beta controled for
- unemployment rate
- crime rate