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A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being (SWB)
"In the map shown here
international levels of SWB are presented in a global projection. The data
on SWB was extracted from a meta-analysis by Marks, Abdallah, Simms &
Thompson (2006). This is the first time a map of global happiness has been
published. It is immediately evident that there is an effect of poverty on
levels of SWB. The map itself mirrors other projection of poverty and GDP.
This data on SWB was compared with data on access to education (UNESCO,
2005), health (United Nations, 2005), and poverty (CIA, 2006). It was found
that SWB correlated most strongly with health (.7) closely followed by
wealth (.6) and access to basic education (.6). This adds to the evidence
that from a global perspective the biggest causes of SWB are poverty and
associated variables. "
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