Deaton & Arora (2009): study US 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Deaton, A.; Arora, R.
- Title:
- Life at the Top: The Benefit of Height.
- Source:
- Economics and Human Biology, 2009, Vol. 2, 133- 136
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, USA, 2008
- Sample
- Probability systematic sample
- Respondents
- N = 454065
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
- Author's label:
- evaluation of life
- Page in publication:
- 2
- Full text:
-
Self report on 7 questions:
Did you experience the following feeling during A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday?
A enjoyment
B physical pain
C sadness
D worry
E stress
F anger
G happiness
Rated: : 0: no 1: yes
Computation:
- Average % positive affect = (A+G)/2
- Average % negative affect = (B+C+D+E+F)/5
- Affect Balance = Average % positive affect - Average % negative affect
These questions do not measure hedonic level of affect of individual persons adequately, since yesterday's mood does not always correspond with typical average mood. Yet these questions can be used for measuring hedonic level in aggregates, such as nations, since individual variations balance out in big samples. - Classification:
- A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-e
- Author's label:
- feelings "during a lot of the day"
- Page in publication:
- 2,9
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -100 - 100 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 60.73 -
- SD:
- - -