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Studies

Alvarez-Diaz et al. (2010): study US 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Alvarez-Diaz, A.; Gonzales, L.R.; Radcliff, B.F.
Title:
The Politics of Happiness: On the Political Determinants of Quality of Life in the American States.
Source:
The Journal of Politics, 2010, Vol. 72, 894 - 905

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, USA, 1985-1998
Survey name
US-DDB-1983-1998
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 40000
Non Response
Not reported
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

I am very satisfied with the way things are going in my life these days:
1  definitely disagree
2
3
4
5
6   definitely agree
Classification:
O-SLP-c-sq-n-6-a
Page in publication:
597

Correlational Findings

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