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Correlational findings

Study Muffels et al. (2012): study ZZ Europe 2008

Public
18+ aged general public, 47 countries, 2008
Survey name
EU-EVS
Sample
Respondents
N = 67216
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Explained variance
Our Classification
Operationalization
A: Societal characteristics (macro)
     a: Modernity (HDI)
     b: Income inequality (GINI)
B: Individual characteristics (micro)
     a: social values
     b: modernization values
     e; education
     f: marital statis
     g: number of children
     h: child died
     i:  religion
     j; church attendance
     k: social participation

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a = .55 Societal characteristivs O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a = .15 individual characteristics

R squared controled for (model 14):
- Individual characteristocs
  - age
  - gender
  - employment status
- Nation characteristics
  - annual economic growth rate