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Studies

Blanchflower & Clark (2021): study ZZ Europe 2009

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
15+ aged, general public, 35 European nations, 2009 - 2019
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1246028
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
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
629, 630
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.95 -
SD:
0.79 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Single parents (vs married parents)