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Studies

Asgeirsdottir et al. (2017): study IS 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Asgeirsdottir, T.L.; Birgisdottir, K.H.; Ólafsdóttir, T.
Title:
A Compensating Income Variation Approach to Valuing 34 Health Conditions in Iceland.
Source:
Economics and Human Biology, 2017, Vol. 27, 167 - 183

Investigation

Public
18-79 aged, general public, Iceland, followed 5 years 2007-2012
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 5216
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
10  extremely happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1  extremely unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-e
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
168, 170
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.80 7.55
SD:
1.71 1.90

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Current disease