Ram (2009): study ZZ 2006
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ram, R.
- Title:
- Government Spending and Happiness of the Population: Additional Evidence from Large Cross-Country Samples.
- Source:
- Public Choice, 2009, Vol. 138, 483 - 490
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 87 nations, 2006
- Survey name
- INT-WorldValuesSurvey 4
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 87000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question
Various questions on satisfaction with life as-a-whole, rated on 10 or 11 step numeral scales. 10 step variants stretched to range 0-10 - Classification:
- O-SLW-*-sq-nt-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 484
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.00 -
- SD:
- 1.30 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on two questions:
A Taking all together, how happy would you say you are?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy
B All things considered, how satisfied are you with your
life as-a-whole now?
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 dissatisfied
Computation: (Ax2,5) +B -10
Name: Inglehart's combined score - Classification:
- O-Sum-*-mq-nvt-21-c
- Author's label:
- Subjective Well-Being, SWB.
- Remarks:
- Source: Inglehart, 2008; Score = score on 1-10-scale for life satisfaction minus 2,5 x score on 1-4-reversed scale for happiness. Theoretical range is:
-9 to +7,5
(min= 1 minus 2,5 x 4; max = 10 minus 2,5 x 1). - Page in publication:
- 484-485
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -10 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.60 6.42
- SD:
- 1.70 -
Correlational Findings
Government consumption in nation