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Studies

Welsch (2002): study ZZ World samples 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Welsch, H.
Title:
Freedom and Rationality as Predictors of Cross-National Happiness. Patterns: The Role of Income as a Mediating Variable.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2003, vol. 4, 295 - 321

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, 54 countries, 2000
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 4
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 55000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
299
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.76 -
SD:
0.32 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Political freedom Specific restrictions (perceived and actual)
Freedom in nations
Rationality (Number of scientists and engineers per capita) Literacy in nation
Specialization in nation
Income GDP per capita in nation (raw)