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Correlational findings

Study Hagerty & Veenhoven (2003): study ZZ World samples 1972

Public
Adutl general population in 21 nations, 1972-1996
Survey name
Survey series: findings of which are listed in World Database of Happiness
Sample
Respondents
N = 9300000
Non Response
Assessment

Correlate

Authors's Label
Average happiness and GDP/capita
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: World Database of happiness, Collection Happiness in Nations
Operationalization
Economic affluence: Mean GDP/capita per year

Happiness: Average per year

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-nt-11-a Beta = +.01 ALL countries: beta= + 0.08

country fixed effects included
O-SLW-c-sq-nt-11-a Beta = +.01 low gdp/capita countries: beta= + 0.010 O-SLW-c-sq-nt-11-a Beta = +.01 medium gdp/capita countries: beta= + 0.006 O-SLW-c-sq-nt-11-a b = +.00 high gdp/capita countries: beta= + 0.004