| Study | Veenhoven (2005d): study ZZ EU 14 1970 |
| Title | Return of Inequality in Modern Society? Test by Dispersion of Life-Satisfaction across Time and Nations. |
| Source | Journal of Happiness Studies, 2005, Vol. 6, 457 - 487 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1765/7202 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/s10902-005-8854-4 |
| Public | 15+ aged, general public, EU 14 member states, 1973-2001 |
| Sample | Mixed samples |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 374000 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Education |
| Page in Source | 478 |
| Our classification | Literacy in nation |
| Operationalization | Education level in nations measured by gross school enrolment ratio |
| Remarks | Data: Human Development Report 1998 |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b | r=-.48 | INEQUALITY in happiness by Education in 61 nations Inequality in happiness in nations measured using the standard deviation (average over the 1990s |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b | Selfreport on single question: On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead? 4 very satisfied 3 fairly satisfied 2 not very satisfied 1 not at all satisfied - Don't know |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |