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Studies

Pierewan & Tampubolon (2014a): study ZZ Europe 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Pierewan, A.C.; Tampubolon, G.
Title:
Internet Use and Well-Being Before and During the Crisis in Europe.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 119, 647 - 662

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Europe, 2004-2010
Survey name
EU- ESS 2004-2010
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 150000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Unweighed mean computed by WDH-team from 2004, 2006 and 2008 means
Page in publication:
651-652
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.09 7.09
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Internet use Time on internet
Access to internet
Time spend on internet
Trend behavioral correlates of happiness
Use of internet
Internet density Internet penetration in region
Access to internet
Trend environmental correlates of happiness
Happiness trend Trend average happiness in European Union