Study Helliwell et al. (2014): study US 2004

Public

18+ aged general public, urban areas, USA, 2008-2011

Survey name

INT-Gallup International

Sample

Respondents

N = 952433

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Social Capital average of all indicators (SC)

Our Classification

Remarks

No effect of interaction unemployed x SC

Operationalization

A. Index of:
a. average voting rate in 2004 and 2008 elections
b. percentage of residents who volunteered for or through religious groups
c. average number of groups volunteered for or through.
d. average hours volunteered in year (2004-2008)
e. percentage of residents who donated more than $25 to charitable or religious organizations.

B. Percentage of population or residents:
f. in multi-member households with common dinners everyday
g. who had more than 3 close friends
h. who talks with neighbors a few times per week
i. who did favors with neighbors once a month
j. who volunteered for or through religious organizations.

Computation: (A+B)/2

Observed Relation with Happiness