Flavin (2018): study US 1976

Publication

Author(s):

Flavin, P.

Title:

State Government Public Goods Spending and Citizens’ Quality of Life.

Source:

Social Science Research, 2018, online

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, , 1976 - 2006

Survey name

US-GSS 1972-2006

Sample

Probability area sample

Respondents

N = 26007

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy

Classification:

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.19 -

SD:

0.63 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding State spending on public goods, without education and welfare Government expenditures Total state spending Government expenditures State spending on public goods, plus education and welfare Government expenditures State spending on education and welfare Government expenditures