Layard et al. (2013): study GB 2004

Publication

Author(s):

Layard, R.; Clark, A.E.; Powdthavee, N

Title:

What Predicts a Successful Life? A Life-Course Model of Well-Being.

Source:

CEP Discussion Paper, 2013, No. 1245, London, UK

Investigation

Public

34 aged, United Kingdom, followed from childhood, 2004

Survey name

UK-British Cohort Study

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 8868

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Here is a scale from 0 to 10. On it, "0" means that you are completely dissatisfied and "10 " means that you are completely satisfied. Please ring ONE number to show just how dissatisfied or satisfied you are about the way your life has turned out so far
0  completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied

Classification:

O-SLC-h-sq-n-11-bb

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

4

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Emotional health Earlier mental health Income (ln) Current income level (unspecified) Educational achievement Level of school-education Employed Current employment status Self-perceived health Self-perceived health Intellectual performance Earlier intelligence Family economic Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young) Family psychosocial Earlier family of origin Female Sex: male (vs female) Summed effects of childhood and adulthood Summed effects of development in individual conditions Social class of father Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young) Number of siblings Number of siblings Employment rate of father Unemployment of parents Age when mother left full time education Parents education Age when father left full time education Parents education Mother's average mental health at 5 and 10 Mental health of parents Post-marital conception Conditions of conception Both natural parents live in household at 10 Presence of parents Family weekly income at 10 Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young) Good conduct in childhood Earlier aggression
Earlier mental health
Earlier personality traits
Earlier deviant behavior Good conduct at adulthood Earlier aggression
Earlier mental health
Earlier personality traits
Earlier deviant behavior Has partner Married state (compared to non-married states)