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Studies

Brown et al. (2019): study ZZ EU 13 1999

Publication

Author(s):
Brown, S.; Kontonikas, A.; Montagnoli, A.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Austerity: Expectations and the Macroeconomy
Source:
Sheffield Economic Research Paper, 2019, Nr 2019011, University of Sheffield, UK

Investigation

Public
+15 general public 13 EU nations, 1999-2009
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 207830
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
1000 face-to-face interviews per country each year reports are published twice yearly

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
Remarks:
Standardized to M = 0, SD = 1
Page in publication:
8-9
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.85%,   2: 11.58%,   3: 56.8%,   4: 28.77%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.11 6.83
SD:
0.71 1.96

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Austerity