Study Bjornskov (2008a): study US 1993
- Public:
- 18+aged, general public, 9 regions, USA, 1983-1998
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 60200
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Informal sociability
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport of participation in the following activities:
-gave or attended a dinner party
-went swimming
-went to the movies
-entertained people at home
-went out to dinner at a restauant
-went on picnic
-played cards
-attended a sporting event
-went to a pop or rock concert
-went clothes shopping
-went camping
-went bowling
-played tennis
Observed Relation with Happiness
Beta (+0,369) controlled for:
-regional fixed effects, such that only changes in the variables are captured while longer-run effects and the potential influence of stable stocks of social capital are not considered.
-social trust
-formal sociability
-log Gross State Product (GSP) per capita
-GSP relative to USA-GDP