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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2004b): study ZZ 1995

Public
Adults, general public, 65 nations, 1995 and 1997
Sample
Respondents
N = 90000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social Security
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Esping-Anderson, G. (1990) Three worlds of Welfare-capitalism, London, Table 2.
Operationalization
Social security rights as defined by law and as applied in practice.(Esping-Anderson's de-commodification score)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.17 AVERAGE happiness by Social Security in 43 nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a rpc = -.35 rpc controlled for wealth in nations