Study Veenhoven (2005d): study ZZ EU 14 1970

Public

15+ aged, general public, EU 14 member states, 1973-2001

Sample

Respondents

N = 374000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Trend in life-satisfaction

Our Classification

Remarks

Level of happiness measured using the average. Inequality of happiness measured using the standard deviation.

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question:
On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know

Observed Relation with Happiness