Study Niedzwiedz et al. (2015): study ZZ EU 12 2006

Public

50-75 aged, general public, 12 European nations, 2006-2007

Survey name

SHARE

Sample

Respondents

N = 16071

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
face-to-face computer assisted personal interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Socio-economic Index

Our Classification

Distribution

Average score: .50.

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Life course Social Economic Index (SEI): a composite index from 4 childhood and 4 adulthood variables. Childhood variables: number of books owned, number of rooms per capita, fathers occupational skill-level, number of amenities in the household including a fixed bath, hot and cold running water, inside toilet, central heating. Adulthood measures include highest education, skill level, current household income and wealth. Index is sum of 8 variables. Scores from 0 for least advantaged and and 1 for most advantaged.

Observed Relation with Happiness