Aim
To facilitate trend analysis of happiness in nations
Scope:
Nations in which the distribution of happiness is assessed by means of general population
surveys over a period of at least 20 years and involving at least 10 comparable datapoints
Coverage at 1-9-2011
1946-2009: 1 nation (USA)
1958-2009: 1 nation (Japan)
1973-2009: 9 nations (Belgium, Britain (Great), Denmark, France, Germany (West), Ireland, Italy, Luxumburg, Netherlands (EU9)
1975-2008: 1 nation Australia
1981-2009: 1 nation (Greece)
1985-2009: 2 nations (Spain, Portugal)
Variables:
Average happiness
Inequality of happiness
Happy life Years
Inequality-adjusted happiness
Life expectancy
Data file
The data are stored in an SPSS-file (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) named
Trendnat.
This file is free available on request. See user-information.
Cite as:
Veenhoven, R. (201?)
Trends in Nations: Data file to be used for the analysis of trends of happiness in nations
World Database of happiness, Erasmus university Rotterdam
Assessed on (date) at: http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/trendnat/framepage.htm
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