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Studies

Pacek & Radcliff (2008): study ZZ Western Europe 1975

Publication

Author(s):
Pacek, A.; Radcliff, B.F.
Title:
Assessing the Welfare State: The Politics of Happiness.
Source:
Perspectives on Politics, 2008, Vol. 6, 267 - 277

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, 11 West European nations, 1975-2002
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 400000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b

Correlational Findings

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