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Studies

Hogan et al. (2016): study ZZ Western nations 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Hogan, M.J.; Conway, R.; Leyden, K.M.
Title:
Happiness and Health across the Lifespan in Five Major Cities: The Impact of Place and Government Performance
Source:
Social Science & Medicine, 2016, Vol. 162, 168 - 176

Investigation

Public
25-85 aged inhabitants of 5 big cities, western nations 2007
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 5000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
mostly by smartphone

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

How happy are you now?
5  very happy
4  somewhat happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  not very happy
1  not happy at all
-   DK
-   NA
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Weighted average computen by WDH ream from table 1
Page in publication:
170
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.00 -
SD:
0.97 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Place characteristics of city