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Studies

Heukamp & Arino (2011): study ZZ World samples 1981

Publication

Author(s):
Heukamp, F.H.; Arino, M.A.
Title:
Does Country Matter for Subjective Well-Being?
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2011, 100: 155 - 170

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, 64 countries, 1981-2004
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 114281
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
Author's label:
Subjective well-being
Page in publication:
159
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.91 6.91
SD:
2.30 2.30

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Health