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Studies

Bartolini et al. (2017): study ZZ Eastern Europe 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Bartolini, S.; Mikucka, M.; Sarracino, F.
Title:
Money, Trust and Happiness in Transition Countries: Evidence from Time Series.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2017, Vol. 130, 87 - 106

Investigation

Public
15+ aged general public, 9 East European nations, 2002-2008
Survey name
EU-European Social Survey
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 50258
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
12
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.36 6.39
SD:
2.29 2.29
Full text:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?

10 extremely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 extremely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
12
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.76 5.76
SD:
2.56 2.56

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Trend Index of average social trust in nation