Goff et al. (2016): study ZZ Europe 2006
Publication
- Author(s):
- Goff, L.; Helliwell, J.F.; Mayraz, G.
- Title:
- The Welfare Costs of Well-being Inequality.
- Source:
- NBER Working Paper, 2016, No. 21900, 1 - 30
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 36 nations, 2006-2015
- Survey name
- EU-EVS
- Sample
- Probability area sample
- Respondents
- N = 303858
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question;
What do you think, how satisfied are you at this moment- all in all - with your life ?' 'If for instance you are totally satisfied with your life, please mark a '10'.If you are totally unsatisfied with your life, mark a '0'.If you are not completely unsatisfied nor totally satisfied range yourself somewhere between '1' and '9"
10 completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ba
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Range 3,9-8,5
- Page in publication:
- Table 1
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.58 6.58
- SD:
- 2.19 2.19
Correlational Findings
Inequality of apparent livability in nation