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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1996c): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 48 nations, around 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 75000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
% Urban population
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Kurian's New book of world rankings (1992), New York, Table 18
Operationalization
% Urban population taken from civil registration

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.57 Happy Life Years by % Urban population in 40 nations Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a rpc = +.24 rpc controlled for buying power per capita