Arvin & Lew (2010): study ZZ World samples 1982
Publication
- Author(s):
- Arvin, B.M.; Lew, B.
- Title:
- Does Happiness Affect the Bilateral Aid Flows Between Donor and Recipient Countries?
- Source:
- European Journal of Development Research, 2010, Vol. 22, 546 - 563
Investigation
- Public
- Adult general public, 194 nations, 1982-2004
- Survey name
- INT-World Database of Happiness Pooled surveys from different programs
- Sample
- Mixed samples
- Respondents
- N = 10000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Multiple assesment methods
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Equivalent questions on life-satisfaction rated on various scales. The items differ slightly in wording and number of the response options.
Scores are transformed to a common range 0 - 10 by means of expert weighting of response options (Thurstone's method). - Classification:
- O-SLV-*-sq-nt-11-a
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 550