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Correlational findings

Study Ovaska & Takashima (2006): study ZZ 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, 68 nations, 1990-2001.
Sample
Respondents
N = 120000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Life expectancy
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI).
Distribution
M = 70,73; SD = 6,96;  Range: 44,17 - 79,73.
Operationalization
Life Expectancy at birth in years, averaged data for the 1990s.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = +.01 ns Average happiness by Life Expectancy in 68 nations

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic freedom
-Political freedom
-GDP growth
-Government size
-Asia (dummy)
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = +.00 ns B additionally controlled for: (step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate.
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = +.01 p < .05 B addionally controlled for:(step 3)
-GDP per capita of neighbors
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.06 p < .01 Average life-satisfaction by life-expectancy in 68 nations

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic freedom
-Political freedom
-GDP growth
-Government size
-Asia (dummy)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.07 p < .01 B additionally controlled for: (step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate.
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.09 p < .01 B addionally controlled for:(step 3)
-GDP per capita of neighbors
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging