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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1984): study ZZ 1974 /1

Public
15+ aged, general public, 14 nations and regions, 1974-1976
Sample
Respondents
N = 6563
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Conducted by Gallup bureaus in different countries.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Average life expectancy
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Average life expectancy per country.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-m-11-a r = +.88 p < .001                   Mt happiness   Average life
                                 expectancy
Australia             7.0             70.90
USA                   6.7             72.60
Canada                7.0             72.85
Great Britain         6.8             70.80
France                5.8             72.50
W-Germany             6.6             71.25
Italy                 5.6             71.95
Benelux               6.0             72.80
Scandinavia           7.6             73.75
Brasil                6.2             59.35
Mexico                6.2             64.70
Africa (South
of the Sahara)        4.6             41.60
India                 3.4             41.25
Japan                 5.8             73.75