Variable	Measurement	Era	Code	N	Source
Happiness by Yesterday’s Affect	r with ‘Wish more days as yesterday’	1990-91	r_BW_YesterdayAffect1_2006	129	Gallup world Poll 2006
	r with Sum of felt enjoyment and sadness a lot yesterday	1990-91	r_BW_YesterdayAffect2_2006	129
	r with 12 item index of affect yesterday (factor)	1990-91	r_BW_YesterdayAffect3_2006	129
Happiness – Health (self estimate)	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Health_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 83
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Health_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 83
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Health_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 83
Happiness – Gender (male sex)	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Gender_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 353
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Gender_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 353
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_ Gender_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 353
Happiness – Age	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Age_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 355
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Age_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 355
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Age_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 355
Happiness – Years of education	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Education90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 356
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Education_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 356
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Education90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 356
Happiness – Family income	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Income_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 363
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Income_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 363
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990s	r_LS_Income_90	??	WVS2 item??
			r_LS_income_90s	63	WVS2 item?? WVS3 item??
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Income_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 363
Happiness – Employment	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Empolyment_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 358
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Employment_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 358
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Employment_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 358
Happiness – Socio-economic status	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_SES_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 364
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_SES_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 364
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_SES_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 364
Happiness – Married	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Married_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 181
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Married_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 181
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Married_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 181
Happiness – Number of children: ever	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_ChildEver_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 211
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_ChildEver_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 211
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_LS_ChildEver_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 211
Happiness – Number of children: in household	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_ChildHouse_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 212
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_HL_ChildHouse_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 212
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_ChildHouse90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 212
Happiness – Memberhips	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Memberships_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 19-36
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Memberships_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 19-36
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Memberships90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 19-36
Happiness – Political concern	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_PolConcern_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 241
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_PolConcern_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 241
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_PolConcern_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 241
Happiness – Religious	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Religious_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 151
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Religious_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 151
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Religious_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 151
Happiness – Perceived fate control	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_ControlBelief_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 95
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_ControlBelief_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 95
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_ControlBelief90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 95
Happiness – Tolerance	r with Overall happiness	1990-91	r_HL_Tolerance_90	42	WVS2 item 18 by 69-82
	r with 10 step life satisfaction	1990-91	r_LS_Tolerance_90	42	WVS2 item 96 by 69-82
	r with 10 item ABS	1990-91	r_ABS_Tolerence_90	39	WVS2 items 84-93 by 69-82

Related topics: Average happiness
Related themes: Subjective Well-being

The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness. Developed for identification of societal conditions for happiness, this dataset can also be used for other purposes.