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Studies

Andersson (2008): study SE 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Andersson, P.
Title:
Happiness and Health: Well-Being among the Self-Employed.
Source:
The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2008, Vol. 37, 213 - 236

Investigation

Public
18+aged, working people, Sweden, followed 9 years, 1991-2000
Survey name
SE-Swedish Level of Living Survey: combined waves
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 1998
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you generally feel that your life is a source of personal satisfaction?
1  no, never
2   yes, sometimes
3   yes, most of the time
Classification:
M-FH-g-sq-v-3-e
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Remarks:
I
Page in publication:
217-222

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Self-employment