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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
Number of telephone connections per capita
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Kurian's New book of world rankings (1992), New York, Table 167
Operationalization
Number of telephone connections per capita taken from Economiy Statistics

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.80 Happy Life Years by Number of telephone connections per capita in 42 nations Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a rpc = +.18 rpc controlled for buying power per capita