Study Proto & Rustichini (2015): study GB 1996
- Public
- 16+ aged general public, United Kingdom, 1996-2008
- Survey name
- UK-BHPS 1996-2008
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 117041
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Income
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Converted to US$ at 2005 constant prices
- Distribution
- Mean: 6.44; SD: 3.7
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Real household income (in 1000 USD)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Among neutrotics stronger effect of low income but smaller effect of high income.
Interactions with other BIG-5 personality traits non-significant.
Controlled for:
- Age, age squared
- Gender
- Number of children
- Worked hours, worked hours squared