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Studies

Easterlin (2005c): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Easterlin, R.A.
Title:
Diminishing Marginal Utility of Income? A Caveat.
Source:
Social Indicators Research; 70: 243-255

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, USA, 1972-2000
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 46000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding GDP/capita Change GDP in nation: economic growth/decline
Trend average happiness in Unites States of America