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Studies

Bartolini et al. (2017): study ZZ Eastern Europe 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Bartolini, S.; Mikucka, M.; Sarracino, F.
Title:
Money, Trust and Happiness in Transition Countries: Evidence from Time Series.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2017, Vol. 130, 87 - 106

Investigation

Public
15+ aged general public, 9 East European nations, 2002-2008
Survey name
EU-European Social Survey
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 50258
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?
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:
Happiness
Page in publication:
12
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.36 6.39
SD:
2.29 2.29
Full text:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?

10 extremely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 extremely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
12
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.76 5.76
SD:
2.56 2.56

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Trend Index of average social trust in nation Change trust in people
Change trust in people in nation
Trend GDP per capita in nation Change GDP in nation: economic growth/decline Change average social trust + GDP in nation Summed effects of change in external conditions