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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2005a): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 55 nations, 1990s
Sample
Respondents
N = 75000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Income inequality
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: World Cultural Report 1998, table 12
Operationalization
Ratio of share of the poorest 20% and the richest 20% in the national income

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b DM = + Average Happiness by Income Inequality in 52 nations in the 1990s O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b rpc = +.42 rpc controlled for income per head