Study Taylor et al. (2006): study US 2005
- Public:
- Adults, general public, USA, 2005
- Survey name:
- PEW survey 2005
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 3014
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: telephone (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Political Party Affiliation
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- a. Republicans
b. Democrats
c. Liberals
Observed Relation with Happiness
a. Republicans 45%
b. Democrats 30%
c. Independent 29%
The Republican/Democratic difference appears in all income categories: e.g. poor Republicans are happier than poor Democrats.
The Republican/Democrat difference exists also among conservatives: conservative Republicans being happier than conservative Democrats.