Study Dumludag (2014): study ZZ 2010

Public

18+ aged, general public, 35 nations in Europe and Asia, 2010

Survey name

INT-LiTS 2010

Sample

Respondents

N = 38864

Non Response

37,7%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Comparison with parents

Our Classification

Error Estimates

All nations Better than parents: s.e.=0.035 Worse than parents: s.e.=0.038 Developed nations Developed nations Better than parents: s.e.=0.067 Worse than parents: s.e.=0.079 Transition nations Better than parents: s.e.=0.040 Worse than parents: s.e.=0.044

Operationalization

Single direct question:
"Compared to your parents when they were the age you are now, do you think your own standard of living now is: much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"
A Better than parents:
    1 "Much better" and "Somewhat better"
    0  Otherwise
B Worse than parents:
    1 "Somewhat worse" and "Much worse"
    0   Otherwise

Observed Relation with Happiness