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Studies

Mellander et al. (2011): study ZZ 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Mellander, C.; Florida, R.; Rentfrow, P.J.
Title:
The Creative Class, Post-Industrialism and The Happiness of Nations.
Source:
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2012, Vol. 5, 31 - 43

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, 66 nations, 2009
Survey name
INT-GallupWorldPoll2009
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Interview: face to face in other countries

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?
0  dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
34
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.05 6.05
SD:
1.00 1.00

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding GDP per capita GDP per capita in nation (raw) Human capital Literacy in nation Creative class Occupational level Service class Occupational level Manufacturing class Occupational level