Publication |
Author(s) | Becchetti, L.; Corrado, L.; Sama, P. |
Title | Inside the Life Satisfaction Blackbox. |
Source | World Happiness Report, 2016, Vol.2, 1 - 36 |
URL | http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2198303 |
Investigation |
Public | 50+ aged, general public, Europe, 2006,2007 |
Last assesment | 2007 |
Survey name | SHARE |
| second wave, 2006, 2007 |
Sample | Probability area sample |
Respondents N = | 30325000 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Interview: computer assisted (CAPI) |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
Age class | A04ab03 | Age difference among elderly |
Age no prevent | A04af01d | Attitude to ageing (getting older) |
Age no prevent | H14ac01 | Degree of restriction, also classified as above ↑ |
Attended education | S01ac01a | Involved in schooling or not |
Countries | N10ab | Current nation of residence |
Education years | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
Freedom of choice | F05ab03 | Current absence of restrictions (social freedom) |
Future good | L04ac01h | Hopeful (vs hopeless) |
Help to family | S11ab | Current support behavior |
Household size | H20ab | Current household-composition |
Hrooms | H22ab03e | Surface of house |
Leaving inheritance | P12ab05 | Savings |
Life meaningful | M05ab01 | Perceived usefullness of one's life |
Limited activities | H14ac01 | Degree of restriction |
Log income | I01ab03 | Household income |
Long term illness | H14ab02d | Chronic illness |
Male | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
Marital status | M02aa01 | Married vs never married |
Marital status | M02ab01f | Vs co-habiting, also classified as above ↑ |
Marital status | M02ab01b | Vs divorced, also classified as above ↑ |
Marital status | M02ab01c | Vs separated, also classified as above ↑ |
Marital status | M02ab01a | Vs widowed, also classified as above ↑ |
No family responsibility | F02ag | Attitudes to family of procreation |
No family responsibility | F05ab03b | Specific restrictions (perceived and actual), also classified as above ↑ |
No feel left out | S06ac04 | Satisfaction with personal contacts |
No lack money | I01af | Attitudes to own income |
No lack money | F05ab03b | Specific restrictions (perceived and actual), also classified as above ↑ |
No out control | P05bp | Inner locus of control |
Number of children | C03ab01 | Number of children |
Number of grandchildren | C01ab | Grand-children |
Number of illnesses | H14ab02c | Number of health complaints |
Opportunities | L04ac01 | Single aspect evaluations (on criteria of good life) |
Participation in church | R10ad02 | Participation in church |
Past good | H04aa01 | Retrospective level of happiness (period unspecified) |
Political participation | N12ab05 | Political participation in nation |
Sport social | S07ab | Current organizational participation |
Urban area | L14ab02 | Community size |
Vitality | M15ac06 | Feeling energetic (vs lethargic, tired) |
Vitality | L04ac01 | Single aspect evaluations (on criteria of good life), also classified as above ↑ |
Voluntary work | S07ab03 | Voluntary work |