Luechinger et al. (2008): study US 1976
Publication
- Author(s):
- Luechinger, S.; Meier, G.; Stutzer, A.
- Title:
- Why does Unemployment Hurt the Unemployed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and Privat Sector.
- Source:
- WWZ Working Paper 03/008, Center of Business and Economics (WWZ), 2008, University of Basel, Switzerland
Investigation
- Public
- Employees public and private sector, USA, 1976-2002.
- Sample
- Probability systematic sample
- Respondents
- N = 19530
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 15