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Suffering and smiling: What determines happiness among Nigerians?

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  • Daniel Tuki

    (Research Fellow, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin, Germany)

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Using the Wave 7 World Values Survey (WVS) dataset, this study examined the determinants of happiness among Nigerians with a focus on exposure to violent conflict, socioeconomic condition, religiosity, and self-rated health. The regression results showed that exposure to violent conflict reduced the likelihood of being happy, but socioeconomic condition and self-rated health were positively correlated with happiness. Religiosity, which was measured using the frequency of prayer, had no effect on happiness. The respondents’ demographic attributes like gender, age, and marital status also had no effect on happiness.

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  • Daniel Tuki, 2024. "Suffering and smiling: What determines happiness among Nigerians?," HiCN Working Papers 407, Households in Conflict Network.
    • Handle: RePEc:hic:wpaper:407
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    1. Robert Weech-Maldonado & Michael J. Miller & Justin C. Lord, 2017. "The Relationships among Socio-Demographics, Perceived Health, and Happiness," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 12(2), pages 289-302, June.
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    Keywords

    Happiness; Violent conflict; Heath; Poverty; Religiosity; Nigeria;
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    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion

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