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Studies

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:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Marital status