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Studies

Mellander et al. (2011): study ZZ 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Mellander, C.; Florida, R.; Rentfrow, P.J.
Title:
The Creative Class, Post-Industrialism and The Happiness of Nations.
Source:
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2012, Vol. 5, 31 - 43

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, 66 nations, 2009
Survey name
INT-GallupWorldPoll2009
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Interview: face to face in other countries

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?
0  dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
34
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.05 6.05
SD:
1.00 1.00

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding GDP per capita