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Studies

Adler et al. (2015): study US 2013

Publication

Author(s):
Adler, M.; Dolan, A.B.; Kavetsos, G.
Title:
Would you Choose to be Happy? Tradeoffs between Happiness and the other Dimensions of Life in a Large Population Survey.
Source:
Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series, 2015, No. 2015-35, 1 - 51

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States of America, 2013
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 6545
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Overall how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?
0  not at all
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  completely
Classification:
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-c
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
6

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Preference for happiness Preference for happiness (over other goods)