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Studies

Blanchflower & Clark (2021): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Blanchflower, D.G.; Clark, A.E.
Title:
Children, unhappiness and family finances
Source:
Journal of Population Economics (2021): 34:625-653

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA 1972 - 2018
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 595750
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
happiness
Page in publication:
628

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Any children