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Studies

Gainer (2013): study ZZ OECD member states

Publication

Author(s):
Gainer, M.
Title:
Assessing Happiness Inequality in the Welfare State: Self-Reported Happiness and the Rawlsian Difference Principle.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2013, Vol. 114, 453 - 464.

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, OECD member states, Multiple nations,
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 23000
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 Decommodification