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: telephone (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

Correlational Findings

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