VanderMeer & Wielers (2013): study ZZ Europe 2004
Publication
- Author(s):
- VanderMeer, P.H.; Wielers, R.
- Title:
- What Makes Workers Happy?
- Source:
- Applied Economics, 2013, Vol. 45, 357 - 368
Investigation
- Public
- Working people, 20 European countries, 2004.
- Survey name
- EU-ESS 2: 2004
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 11986
- Non Response
- Not reported
- 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 nowadays?
0 extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
- don't know
- no answer - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
- Author's label:
- satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 361
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.51 5.51
- SD:
- 1.70 1.70
- Full text:
-
Self report on 2 questions:
A. Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
10 extremely happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 extremely unhappy
B. All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays.?
10 extremely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 extremely dissatisfied
Summation: (A+B)/2 - Classification:
- O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-b
- Author's label:
- Happyfaction
- Remarks:
- This measure is called happyfaction, is the average of satisfaction and happiness.
- Page in publication:
- 361
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.36 5.36
- SD:
- 1.69 1.69
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0 extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
- don't know
- no answer - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Page in publication:
- 363
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.21 5.21
- SD:
- 1.95 1.95