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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1984): study ZZ 1974 /1

Public
15+ aged, general public, 14 nations and regions, 1974-1976
Sample
Respondents
N = 6563
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Conducted by Gallup bureaus in different countries.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Public health expenditure
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Data drawn from Kurian (1979:90/91).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-m-11-a r = +.69 p < .001                   Mt happiness   $ Expenditure
                                   per capita
Australia             7.0             293.0
USA                   6.7             218.0
Canada                7.0             413.0
Great Britain         6.8             193.0
France                5.8             340.0
W-Germany             6.6             424.0
Italy                 5.6             137.0
Benelux               6.0             321.0
Scandinavia           7.6             464.0
Brasil                6.2               9.0
Mexico                6.2               8.0
Africa (South
of the Sahara)        4.6               3.0
India                 3.4               1.0
Japan                 5.8             173.0