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Studies

Alber & Lenarz (2008): study ZZ EU 27 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Alber, J.; Lenarz, P.
Title:
Wachsende soziale Ungleichheit in Europa. (Growing Social Inequality in Europe).
Source:
ISI Bulletin, 2008, Vol. 39, 1 - 5

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, EU 27 member states and Turkey, 2003
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 35000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life these days? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where one means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied
10 very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income Current income level (unspecified)
Income inequality in nation
Inequality of happiness between rich and poor