Frijters et al. (2006): study RU 1994
Publication
- Author(s):
- Frijters, P.; DeNew, J.P.; Geishecker, I.; Shields, M.A.
- Title:
- Can the Large Swings in Russian Life Satisfaction be Explained by Ups and Downs in Real Incomes?
- Source:
- Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, Vol. 108, 433 - 458
Investigation
- Public
- 18-65 aged general public, Russia, followed yearly, 1994-2001
- Survey name
- RU-RLMS combined waves
- Sample
- Selection from general population sample
- Respondents
- N = 38000
- 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?
5 pretty satisfied
4 fairly satisfied
3 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2 fairly dissatisfied
1 pretty dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-n
- Page in publication:
- 443
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.27 -
- SD:
- - -