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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1984): study ZZ 1974

Public
15+ aged, general public, 55 nations, 1974-1976
Sample
Respondents
N = 8433
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Conducted by Gallup bureaus in different countries.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Public health expenditure
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Health expenditure per capita.
Data derived from Kurian (1979:90/91).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-m-11-a r = +.83 p < .05                   Mt happiness   $ Expenditure                                      per capita
Australia             7.0             293.0
North America         6.7             237.0
Western Europe        6.3             257.0
Latin America         6.0              11.0
Africa (South
of the Sahara)        4.6               3.0
Asia (exc. Japan)     3.8               1.5
Japan                 5.8             173.0