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Studies

Blanchflower & Oswald (2017): study US 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Blanchflower, D.G.; Oswald, A.J.
Title:
Do Humans Suffer a Psychological Low in Midlife? Two Approaches (With and Without Controls) in Seven Data Sets
Source:
CAGE Working Paper 2017, Nr. 337, University of Warwick, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States of America, 2010
Survey name
US-BRFSS combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 427000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Please tell me how satisfied you are with your life overall. Would you say that you are..
4  very satisfied
3  mostly satisfied
2  mostly dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
-  don't know
Classification:
O-SLW-g-sq-v-4-b
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
7,17

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age