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Studies

Bjornskov et al. (2008a): study ZZ 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Bjornskov, C.; Dreher, A.; Fischer, J.A.
Title:
On Decentralization and Life Satisfaction.
Source:
Economic Letters, 2008, Vol. 99, 147 - 151

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, 66 nations, 1997-2001
Sample
Mixed samples
Respondents
N = 62295
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.60 -
SD:
2.52 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Government consumption