| 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 | Trend in dispersion of life-satisfaction |
| Page in Source | 474-477 |
| Our classification | Trend inequality of happiness in era |
| Operationalization | 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 |
| Observed distribution | Average standard deviation about 0,7 |
| Remarks | Inequality in happiness measured using the standard deviation |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b | b=-.00 p < .05 | B = -.00176 CI95 [ -0,001 to -0,003] This means a yearly drop in inequality of 0,18%. If this trend continues lineriarly, it will take about 50 years to reduce the standard-deviation from about 0,7 to 0,6 and another 300 years would be required to reduce it to zero |
| O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b | Decline of inequality of happiness stronger in South than North European countries | |
| O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b | The decline of standard deviations is only partly due to rise of the mean level of happiness | |
| 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 |
| b | REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Theoretical range: unlimited Meaning: b > 0 A higher correlate level corresponds with a higher happiness rating on average. B < 0 A higher correlate level corresponds with a lower happiness rating on average. B = 0 Not any correlation with the relevant correlate. |