A Snapshot of Happiness and Leisure Across Countries: Evidence from International Survey Data

摘要: We study the relationship between leisure and happiness, controlling both for individual national variables. Using international survey data from 33 countries in 2007, our results show that certain activities, satisfaction leisure, meaning of to individuals all influence level happiness. In contrast, quantity is not so important compared effect other aspects leisure. addition, family income demographic variable such as age health condition also are significantly associated with National unemployment political stability have robustly significant impact on happiness well.