Luechinger et al. (2008): study ZZ EU 13 1989
Publication
- Author(s):
- Luechinger, S.; Meier, G.; Stutzer, A.
- Title:
- Why does Unemployment Hurt the Unemployed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and Privat Sector.
- Source:
- WWZ Working Paper 03/008, Center of Business and Economics (WWZ), 2008, University of Basel, Switzerland
Investigation
- Public
- Employees, public and private sector, 13 European nations, 1989-1994
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 50262
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4 very satisfied
3 fairly satisfied
2 not very satisfied
1 not at all satisfied
- Don't know - Classification:
- O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How dissatisfied or satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1 not satisfied at all
2
3
4
5
6
7 completely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e
Correlational Findings
Public employment (vs private sector)