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Studies

Headey et al. (2008): study HU 1996

Publication

Author(s):
Headey, B.; Muffels, R.; Wooden, M.
Title:
Money does not Buy Happiness...Or does it? A Reconsideration Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2008, Vol. 87, 65 - 82

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Hungary, 1996
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 3055
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All in all, to what degree are you satisfied with your life now?
1  dissatisfied
2
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5
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7
8
9
10 very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-f
Author's label:
Life satisfaction

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household income