Hayo (2007): study ZZ Eastern Europe 1991

Publication

Author(s):

Hayo, B.

Title:

Happiness in Transition: An Empirical Study on Eastern Europe.

Source:

Economic Systems, 2007, Vol. 31, 204 - 222

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, Eastern European Countries, 1991

Sample

Probability multi-stage cluster sample

Respondents

N = 5592

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
1 not at all satisfied
2 not very satisfied
3 very satisfied

Classification:

O-SLL-u-sq-v-3-b

Author's label:

happiness

Page in publication:

2

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.14 -

SD:

0.63 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Happiness across countries Current nation of residence Age Current age (in years) Gender Sex: male (vs female) Marital status Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced) Education Level of school-education
Vocational education Type of employment Unemployed involuntary
Full-time vs part-time
Current occupation
Current status: retired or not Income quartiles Current income level (unspecified) Community size Community size Church attendance Participation in church Religion Current religious beliefs Summed effects Summed socio-demographic + social ties