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 Household income Trust in coworkers Relations at work
Co-worker support Self-perceived health status Self-perceived health Male Sex: male (vs female) Age Group Current age (in years) Marital Status MARRIAGE: CURRENT MARITAL STATUS Education Level of school-education Frequency of visiting relatives Contacts with relatives Friendship Current contacts with friends Contact with neighbours Current personal contacts Membership Current memberships General trust Current trust Trust in neighbours Trust in people Confidence in police Trust in institutions Importance of religion Attitudes to religion Frequency of attending religious services Participation in church