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Studies

Bjornskov (2006a): study ZZ 1995

Publication

Author(s):
Bjornskov, C.
Title:
Ideological Interpretation of Easterlin's Income-Happiness Paradox: A Warning.
Source:
Paper Aarhus School of Business, May 2006, Denmark

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, 67 nations, 1995-2002
Sample
Mixed samples
Respondents
N = 70000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all together, how satisfied are you currently with your life as a whole? Please indicate on this ladder. 1 means 'not satisfied at all'  and 10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-l-10-a
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
7
Full text:
Self report on feeling during three randomly selected activities that had occurred during the day

.. Felt happy … (full text not reported)
0 not at all happy
1
2
3
4
5
6  very happy

Kind of rating scale not reported
Classification:
A-AA-md-mqr-?-7-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Regulatory Freedom