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Studies

MacKerron & Mourato (2009): study GB London 2007

Publication

Author(s):
MacKerron, G; Mourato, S
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Air Quality in London.
Source:
Ecological Economics, 2009, Vol. 68, 1441 - 1453

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, London, 2007
Sample
Non-probability accidental sample
Respondents
N = 331
Non Response
20%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

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 nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.00 7.00
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Perception of air pollution