Headey & Wooden (2004): study AU 2002

Publication

Author(s):

Headey, B.; Wooden, M.

Title:

The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being.

Source:

Economic Record, 2004, Vol. 80, 24 - 33

Investigation

Public

20-59 aged, general public, Australia, 2002

Sample

Selection from general population sample

Respondents

N = 7934

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

7

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Equivalised income (/1000) Household income Log net worth POSSESSIONS
Current possessions Sex Sex: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Educational Attainment Level of school-education Partnered Steady love-relation
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Living as married Employment Status Current employment status
Unemployed involuntary Disability status Current handicap
Severity of handicap Not named Summed socio-demographic + health