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Studies

Geale (2011): study GB 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Geale, K.
Title:
The Effects of Happiness on Productivity: Panel Evidence from the United Kingdom
Source:
Master Thesis, 2011, Department of Economics, Lunds University, Sweden

Investigation

Public
16+ aged general public, United Kingdom, followed 18 years, 1991-2009
Survey name
UK-BHPS combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 171690
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How dissatisfied or satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  not satisfied at all
2
3
4
5
6
7  completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
number of observations = 160518
Page in publication:
8
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.23 7.05
SD:
1.29 2.15

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Work productivity