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Studies

Oishi & Kushlev (2018): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Oishi, S.; Kushlev, K.
Title:
Progressive Taxation, Income Inequality, and Happiness.,
Source:
American Psychologist, 2018, Online Publication, 1 - 14

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public USA 1972-2014
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 59599
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

At present how would you consider yourself.....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-g
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
3
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.19 -
SD:
0.04 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Progressive tax