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Studies

Alesina et al. (2005): study ZZ Europe 1992

Publication

Author(s):
Alesina, A.; Glaeser, E.; Sacerdote, B.
Title:
Work and leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why so Different?
Source:
Working Paper no 11278, NBER Working Paper Series, 2005, Cambridge, USA.

Investigation

Public
15-64 aged, employed heads of household, 10 EU countries, 1972-1995
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer ?
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 20000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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
Page in publication:
60
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.00 -
SD:
0.26 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Annual hours worked per person Working hours in nation