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Studies

Graham et al. (2004): study RU 1995

Publication

Author(s):
Graham, C.; Eggers, A.; Sukhtankar, S.
Title:
Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia.
Source:
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2004, Vol. 55, 319 - 342

Investigation

Public
10+ aged, general public, Russia, 1995-2000
Survey name
RU-RLMS
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 5269
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Now taking everything into account, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life these days?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
-   don't know
-   no answers

Numerical scale reversed
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-na
Author's label:
Subjective well-being
Remarks:
T1 (1995) M=2,21; SD=1,06; T2 (2000): M=2,36; SD=1,08
Page in publication:
320-3
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.36 -
SD:
1.08 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age