Stevenson & Wolfers (2008): study ZZ World samples 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Stevenson, B.; Wolfers, J.
- Title:
- Economic Growth and Subjective Well-being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
- Source:
- Brooking Papers on Economic Activity, 2008, Washington DC, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged general public, 61 nations, 1981-2004
- Survey name
- INT-WVS: combined waves
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 250000
- 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 or dissatisfied are you with your life-as-whole these days.....?
1 least satisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 most satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-c
- Page in publication:
- Table 1
- 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
- Page in publication:
- table 1
- Full text:
-
Self report on 10 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
A Particularly excited or interested in something?
B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something
you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from other people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G On top of the world?
H Depressed or very unhappy?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Page in publication:
- Table 6
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.38 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on two questions:
A Taking all together, how happy would you say you are?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy
B All things considered, how satisfied are you with your
life as-a-whole now?
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 dissatisfied
Computation: (Ax2,5) +B -10
Name: Inglehart's combined score - Classification:
- O-Sum-*-mq-nvt-21-c