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Studies

Davidson et al. (2013): study ZZ OECD member states 1981

Publication

Author(s):
Davidson, R.J.; Pacek, A.; Radcliff, B.F.
Title:
Public Policy and Human Happiness: The Welfare State and the Market as Agents of Well-Being.
Source:
Brockmann, H. and Delhey, J. (Eds.) "Human Happiness and the Pursuit of Maximizaion", 2013, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 163 - 175.

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, OECD member states, Multiple nations, 1981 - 2009
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 60000
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

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Size of Government