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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
Asian
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: The CIA World Factbook.
Operationalization
The world was divided in 5 regions.
1: Asian nations
0: All other nations

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.09 ns Average happiness by Asian nations in 68 nations.

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic freedom
-Political freedom
-Life expectancy
-GDP growth
-Government size
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.09 ns B additionally controlled for:(step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.03 ns B addionally controlled for: (step 3)
-GDP per capita neigbor-nations
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.56 p < .05 Average life-satisfaction by Asian nations in 68 nations.

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic freedom
-Political freedom
-Life expectancy
-GDP growth
-Government size
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.51 p < .05 B additionally controlled for:(step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.02 ns B addionally controlled for: (step 3)
-GDP per capita neigbor-nations
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging