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Studies

Sacks et al. (2010): study ZZ World samples 1981

Publication

Author(s):
Sacks, D.W.; Stevenson, B.; Wolfers, J.
Title:
Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth.
Source:
Working Paper 2010-28, FRBSF, 2010, San Francisco, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, 79 nations, 1981-2004
Survey name
INT-WVS: combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 300000
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 as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
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4
5
6
7
8
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10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding GDP/capita