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Studies

Gschwandtner et al. (2015): study GB 2012

Publication

Author(s):
Gschwandtner, A.; Jewell, S.; Kambhampati, U
Title:
On the Relationship between Lifestyle and Happiness in the UK.
Source:
Paper for 89th Annual Conference of AES, 2015, 1 - 33, Warwick, England

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public UK, 2012
Survey name
UK-BHPS combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 31946
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Interviews and self completion form

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:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
11
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.21 7.02
SD:
145.00 241.67

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age