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Studies

Ferreira et al. (2013): study ZZ Europe 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Ferreira, S.; Akay, A.; Brereton, F.J.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Air Quality in Europe.
Source:
Ecological Economics, 2013, Vol. 88, 1-10

Investigation

Public
14+ aged, general public, 23 EU nations 2002-2007
Survey name
EU-ESS 1-3: 2002-2008
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 81326
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 nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Page in publication:
table 2
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.12 7.12
SD:
2.17 2.17

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding SO2 air pollution