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Kavetsos & Koutroumpis (2011): study ZZ EU28 2005

Publication

Author(s):
Kavetsos, G.; Koutroumpis, P.
Title:
Technological Affluence and Subjective Well-Being
Source:
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, Vol. 32, 742 - 753

Investigation

Public
15+ aged general public, 29 EU countries, 2005- 2008
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 28000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b
Author's label:
Self reported Life Satisfaction (LS)
Page in publication:
744
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.91 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Technological amenities Communication devices Broadband penetration in country Informatization lGDPC: Log GDP per capita GDP per capita in nation (raw) Male Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Marital Status Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced)
Never married (vs separated)
Living-as-married (vs never married)
Employment Status Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Unemployed involuntary
Self employed
Manager
Current financial situation Satisfaction with financial situation Education level Level of school-education Community size Community size Mobile phone Penetration Informatization Broadband Penetration Informatization