VanPraag et al. (2010): study IL 2006

Publication

Author(s):

VanPraag, B.M.; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A.; Romanov, D.

Title:

Happiness and Financial Satisfaction in Israel: Effects of Religiosity, Ethnicity, and War.

Source:

Discussion Paper No 5184, IZA, 2010, Bonn, Germany

Investigation

Public

20+ aged general population, Israel, 2006

Survey name

IL-ISS 2006

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 6218

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with the life you are leading?
1  not satisfied at all
3  not so satisfied
3  satisfied
4  very satisfied

Classification:

O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-f

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

1008-1009

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding ln (income) Household income ln (age) and (ln) age squared) Current age (in years) Jews vs. Arabians Ethnic status in specific nations ln (family size) Number of persons in household Religiosity Self-definition as religious Health Self-perceived health Schooling Level of school-education Married Married (vs never married) Divorced Never married (vs divorced) Widow(er) Never married (vs widowed) Hebrew fluency Current language Years in Israel Time since migration Employed Current employment status
Unemployed involuntary Origin Ever migrated or not
Migration generation
Country of origin (ln) War days Moment of the interview
Involved in warfare Religion of Arabs Current religious denomination