Figure 22. Cross-Country Measures of Recalled Feelings and GDP: Gallup World Poll
Worry
Correlation: 0.09
80-
0 - y=27.8+0.80*ln(x) [se=0.77]
Real GDP per capita (thousands of dollars, log scale)
Source: Gallup World Poll, 2006. Sources for GDP per capita are described in the text.
Notes: Respondents were asked, “Did you experience [insert feeling here] during a lot of the day yesterday?” Each observation represents one of up to 130 developed and developing
countries in the sample (not asked in Iraq). Dashed lines are fitted from ordinary least squares regressions of the percent agreeing with the statement on log real GDP per capita; dotted
lines are fitted from lowess estimations. GDP per capita is at purchasing power parity in constant 2000 international dollars.
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