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Nikolaev (2018): study AU 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Nikolaev, B.
Title:
Does Higher Education Increase Hedonic and Eudaimonic Happiness?
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, Vol. 19, 483 - 504

Investigation

Public
Working aged (22-65), Australia, followed 12 years, 2001-2013
Survey name
AU-HILDA combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 126265
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?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
489-490
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.91 7.91
SD:
1.49 1.49
Full text:
Self report on 7 questions:

How much of the time during the past 4 weeks
A  Have you been a nervous person
B  Have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up?
C  Have you felt calm and peaceful?
D  Have you felt down?
E  Did you feel worn out?
F  Have you been a happy person?
G  Did you feel tired?
Response options:
6  all of the time
5  most of the time
4  a good bit of the time
3  some of the time
2  a little of the time
1  none of the time

Computation (C+F)/2 - (A+B+D+E+G)/5:
Classification:
A-AB-cm-mq-v-6-g
Author's label:
Positive and negative affect
Remarks:
ABS computed by WDH-team from PA 4,21 minus NA 2,32
Page in publication:
490-1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 0 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.89 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Education