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Studies

Dijkstra et al. (2020): study ZZ 2017

Publication

Author(s):
Dijkstra, L.; Nichols, S.; Papadimitriou, E.
Title:
The Degree of Urbanizations' Effect on Happiness
Source:
Gallup Blog, July 16, 2020

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, 117 nations and territories, 2017 - 2019
Survey name
INT-Gallup World Poll combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 360000
Non Response
Assessment
Face-to-face + Telephone

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

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding rural living Rural dwelling (vs urban)