Baltatescu (2010): study ZZ Eastern Europe 2001

Publication

Author(s):

Baltatescu, S.M.

Title:

A Success Story? Happiness in the New Post-Communist EU Member States

Source:

Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1957010

Investigation

Public

15+ aged general public, Eastern European countries 2001-2008

Survey name

EU-Eurobarometer combined waves

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 80000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know

Classification:

O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b

Full text:

Self report on single question;

On the whole, how satisfied are you with your life in general?
Would you say you are..
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-v-4-b

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

7

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Transition period Trend average happiness in Belarus
Trend average happiness in Hungary
Trend average happiness in Slovenia
Trend average happiness in transition countries
Trend average happiness in Bulgaria
Trend average happiness in Estonia
Trend average happiness in former East Germany
Trend average happiness in Latvia
Trend average happiness in Poland
Trend average happiness in Czech Republic
Trend average happiness in Slovakia
Trend average happiness in Lithuania Change over time by initial level Trend average happiness in era GNI per capita GDP per capita in nation (raw) Satisfaction with democracy Satisfaction with democracy in nation Optimism Expected level of happiness (period unspecified)
Hopeful (vs hopeless)
Optimism in nation