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Correlational findings

Study Olgiati et al. (2013): study ZZ Western nations 2006

Public
15+ aged general public, 16 Western countries, 2006-2011
Survey name
INT-GallupWorldPoll 2006-2011
Sample
Respondents
N = 51004
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Unemployed
Our Classification
Error Estimates
5.9% unemployed
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
Do you currently have a job or work (either paid or unpaid work)?
1: yes
0: no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a b = -.78 p < .001 B controlled for:
- ln income
- foreign born
- ln income*foreign born
- age and age squared
- gender
- marital status
- household size
- religion
- satisfaction with health
- country of residence
- survey round