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Studies

Wallace & Pichler (2009): study ZZ Europe 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Wallace, C.; Pichler, F.
Title:
More Participation, Happier Society? A Comparative Study of Civil Society and the Quality of Life.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2009, Vol. 93, 255-274.

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, 19 European nations, 2002-2003
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 36017
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 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:
Overall life satisfaction
Page in publication:
261
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:
Overall happiness
Page in publication:
261

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Civic participation (individual level)