Heukamp & Arino (2011): study ZZ World samples 1981

Publication

Author(s):

Heukamp, F.H.; Arino, M.A.

Title:

Does Country Matter for Subjective Well-Being?

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 2011, 100: 155 - 170

Investigation

Public

18+ aged general public, 64 countries, 1981-2004

Sample

Probability multi-stage random

Respondents

N = 114281

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 are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

Author's label:

Subjective well-being

Page in publication:

159

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.91 6.91

SD:

2.30 2.30

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Health Global health self-rating Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Education Development of one's employment Unemployed Current employment arrangement Age Current age (in years) Church Participation in church God Belief in god Membership Membership of voluntary organizations No cheat Honest Trust Trusting
Trust in people Relative income Current income level (unspecified) Life expectation Life-expectancy in the nation Natality rate in the country where one lives Population growth in nation Muslim Religion in nation Corruption in the country where one lives Expert estimates of corruption in nation Latitude of the country where one lives Current geographical conditions in nation