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Becchetti & Pisani (2014): study IT 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Becchetti, L.; Pisani, F.
Title:
Family Economic Well-Being, and (Class) Relative Wealth: An Empirical Analysis of Life Satisfaction of Secondary School Students in Three Italian Cities.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 15, 503 -525

Investigation

Public
17-18 aged , secondary school students, Italy, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 2124
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, to what extend are you satisfied with your life?
0  the minimum
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 the maximum
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.63 7.63
SD:
1.56 1.56

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Residence