Goff et al. (2016): study ZZ 1989
Publication
- Author(s):
- Goff, L.; Helliwell, J.F.; Mayraz, G.
- Title:
- The Welfare Costs of Well-being Inequality.
- Source:
- NBER Working Paper, 2016, No. 21900, 1 - 30
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 160 nations, 2008-2014
- Survey name
- INT-WVS: combined waves
- Sample
- Probability cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 1430000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Range 3,94-8,50.
Data in table 1. - Page in publication:
- 6
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.58 -
- SD:
- 2.19 -