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Studies

Brown et al. (2015a): study ZZ OECD member states 2011

Publication

Author(s):
Brown, Z.; Oueslati, W.; Silva, J.
Title:
Exploring the Effect of Urban Structure on Individual Well-Being.
Source:
OECD Environment Working Papers, 2015,No. 95, 1 - 36, Paris, France

Investigation

Public
+18 aged, metropolitan areas in 5 OECD nations, 2011
Survey name
INT-OECD household survey
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 1964
Non Response
>25%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
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Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, please indicate how satisfied you feel with your life at the moment? The bottom of the ladder indicates extreme dissatisfaction, while the top indicates high levels of satisfaction with your life. On which step of the ladder do you personally feel you stand at the moment, assuming that the higher up the step the more satisfied and the lower on the ladder the more dissatisfied you are with your life?
10  very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-g
Author's label:
Lifesatisfaction
Page in publication:
12

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding gender