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Studies

Hochman & Skopek (2013): study SE 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Hochman, O.; Skopek, N.
Title:
The Impact of Wealth on Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of Three Welfare-State Regimes.
Source:
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2013, Vol. 34, 127 - 141

Investigation

Public
50+ aged general public, Sweden, 2006
Survey name
SHARE
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 2572
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life?
10 completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-c
Author's label:
General Life Satisfaction
Remarks:
Mean Sweden 8,10
Page in publication:
6
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
8.10 8.10
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household Income Household income Debts Debts Debts and Wealth Total wealth Subjective Economic Hardship Sufficiency of current income
Subjective poverty