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Studies

Helliwell & Huang (2008): study CA 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Helliwell, J.F.; Huang, H.
Title:
Well-Being and Trust in the Workplace.
Source:
NBER Working Paper No 14589, 2008, Cambridge, USA

Investigation

Public
Working population, Canada, 2003
Survey name
CN-GSS 2003
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 9000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
8
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.95 7.72
SD:
1.42 1.58

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household income