| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Deaton, A.; Arora, R. |
| Title | Life at the Top: The Benefit of Height. |
| Source | Economics and Human Biology, 2009, Vol. 2, 133- 136 |
| URL | http://www.nber.org/papers/w15090 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2009.06.001 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 2008 |
| Collect period | 1-4 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index polling | |
| Sample | Probability systematic sample |
| Pooled daily samples over 4 months. | |
| Respondents N = | 454065 |
| 1000 respondents each day | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: telephone (CATI) |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time? 10 best possible 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 worst possible life This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. |
| Classification | C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c |
| Author's label | evaluation of life |
| Page in publication | 2 |
| Remarks | based on Cantril "self-anchoring striving scale" |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on 7 questions: Did you experience the following feeling during A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday? A enjoyment B physical pain C sadness D worry E stress F anger G happiness Rated: : 0: no 1: yes Computation: - Average % positive affect = (A+G)/2 - Average % negative affect = (B+C+D+E+F)/5 - Affect Balance = Average % positive affect - Average % negative affect These questions do not measure hedonic level of affect of individual persons adequately, since yesterday's mood does not always correspond with typical average mood. Yet these questions can be used for measuring hedonic level in agregates, such as nations, since individual variations balance out in big samples. |
| Classification | A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-e |
| Author's label | feelings "during a lot of the day" |
| Page in publication | 2,9 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range -100 - 100 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 60.73 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| height | B03ac01a | Heigth |