Table 3.
Descriptive statistics
| Variables | Mean | SD | Min | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective well-being (SWB) | 1.90 | 1.75 | –2.78 | 4.48 | 842 |
| GDP (GDP) | 70.10 | 1,470 | 3.88 | 1,330 | 804 |
| GDP growth rate (GDPRATE) | 2.56 | 5.25 | –32.12 | 14.20 | 833 |
| Education (EDU) | 43.01 | 20.68 | 2.90 | 97.98 | 746 |
| Human rights (RIGHTS) | 6.18 | 2.39 | 4.41 | 11.62 | 493 |
| Population density (POP) | 24.45 | 14.98 | 0.00 | 61.00 | 493 |
| Social comparison of income (SCI) | 8.94 | 1.25 | 5.53 | 10.11 | 493 |
| In-group collectivism (ING) | 4.89 | 0.75 | 3.46 | 5.86 | 581 |
| Institutional collectivism (INC) | 4.31 | 0.45 | 3.63 | 5.26 | 581 |
| Power distance (PDI) | 5.21 | 0.35 | 4.14 | 5.70 | 581 |
| Gender egalitarianism (GEI) | 3.40 | 0.37 | 2.45 | 4.07 | 581 |
| Uncertainty avoidance (UAI) | 4.30 | 0.64 | 3.09 | 5.42 | 581 |
| Assertiveness orientation (AOI) | 4.20 | 0.35 | 3.41 | 4.77 | 581 |
| Future orientation (FOI) | 3.91 | 0.46 | 3.06 | 4.80 | 581 |
| Humane orientation (HOI) | 3.94 | 0.39 | 3.29 | 4.96 | 581 |
| Performance orientation (POI) | 4.13 | 0.37 | 3.50 | 5.04 | 581 |
| Individualism (H-IND) | 6.02 | 2.18 | 1.30 | 9.10 | 442 |
| The long-term orientation (H-Long) | 4.39 | 1.98 | 2.30 | 8.00 | 204 |
| Masculinity(H-MAS) | 5.29 | 2.09 | 0.50 | 9.50 | 442 |
| Power distance (H-PDI) | 4.60 | 1.84 | 1.10 | 8.10 | 442 |
| Uncertainty avoidance (H-UAI) | 6.25 | 2.12 | 2.30 | 10.4 | 442 |
The definitions and sources of variables are presented in Table 2