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Correlational findings

Study Oishi et al. (2007a): study ZZ 1981

Public
18+ aged, general public, 96 nations, 1981-2000
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
Sample
Respondents
N = 118519
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Salary, Income
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Pooled World Values Surveys 1981, 1990,1995 and 2000.
Distribution
Range 3.09-5.58, similar for men and women.
M: Males: 4,71; Females:4,44.
Operationalization
Self-reported; respondents indicated their income (in deciles from the lowest 10% in the nation to the highest 10% of the nation)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = - p < .001 The most happy (10) earned less than moderately happy (9 or 8) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.13 p < .001 The most happy (10) earned less than expected on basis of a linear model.

Control variables not reported.