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Studies

Niimi (2018): study JP 2013

Publication

Author(s):
Niimi, Y.
Title:
What Affects Happiness Inequality? Evidence from Japan.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, Vol. 19, 521 - 543

Investigation

Public
20-69 aged, general public, Japan, 2013
Survey name
JP Preference Parameter Study 2013
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 3257
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Overall, how happy would you say you are currently?
10  very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-n-11-e
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
527
Full text:
Standard deviation of responses to 0-10  single question like "How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
Classification:
D-LS-c-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Inequality of happiness
Page in publication:
527-528, 534-535

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age and age squared