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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2008b): study ZZ 1995

Public
Adults, general public, 98 nations, 2000s
Sample
Respondents
N = 150000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Trust in compatriots
Our Classification
Remarks
WVS2 item 341
Operationalization
Public opinion. "I want to ask you how much you trust various groups of people: Using the responses on this card, could you tell me how much you trust...b) The [e.g. British] in general? Answer categories were: 1-Trust them, 2-Trust them little, 3-Neither trust nor distrust them, 4-Do not trust them very much, 5-Do not trust them at all, 9-DK.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a r = +.39 Average happiness by trust in compatriots in 79 nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a rpc = +.17 rpc controlled for purchasing power per head