Study Sander (2011): study US 2000

Public

25+ aged general public, United States, 2000-2008

Survey name

CN-GSS 2003

Sample

Respondents

N = 8500

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Location

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Location of residence:
a) Rural
b) Suburbs of one of 13-100 largest metropolitan areas
c) Suburbs of one of 12 largest metropolitan areas
d)Central city of one of 13-100 largest metropolitan areas
e) Central city of one of 12 largest metropolitan areas
f) Other urban

Happiness-measure rescaled to:
1: happy (when answering very happy or pretty happy)
0: not happy  (when answering not too happy)

Observed Relation with Happiness