Bruni & Stanca (2006): study ZZ 1990

Publication

Author(s):

Bruni, L.; Stanca, L.

Title:

Watching Alone: Relational Goods, Television and Happiness.

Source:

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2006, Vol. 30, 1 - 23

Investigation

Public:

Adults, general public, 80 nations, 1990-2004

Sample:

Mixed samples

Respondents:

N = 259947

Non Response:

Assessment:

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Remarks:

In report expressed on scale 10-100: Mean 66.39 (S.D. 24.85)

Page in publication:

7

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.64 -

SD:

2.49 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Member of voluntary organization Membership of voluntary organizations Active in voluntary organization Voluntary work Income Current income level (unspecified) Health Self-perceived health Freedom FREEDOM Unemployed Current employment arrangement Married Married state (compared to non-married states) Education Level of school-education Age Current age (in years) Male Sexe: male (vs female) Religion important Concern about religion Trust Trusting
Trust in people Honesty Honesty in nation Relational time Current contacts
Current time-usage Voluntary activities Active cultural participation
Political participation
Participation in church
Voluntary work
Active involvement in sports