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Studies

Odermatt & Stutzer (2014): study ZZ Europe 1990

Publication

Author(s):
Odermatt, R.; Stutzer, A.
Title:
Smoking Bans, Cigarette Prices and Life Satisfaction.
Source:
ECONSTOR Conference Paper, 2014, Health III, No. C10-V3, 1 - 52, Basel, Switzerland

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, 41 European countries and regions 1990-2011
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 629930
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

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:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
10
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.05 -
SD:
0.74 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Smoking ban Raise tobacco tax in nation
Effect of smoking bans
Change in freedom to smoke
Cigarette price Price of cigarettes in nation Other tobacco policies Effect of health policies
Freedom to smoke
Beer tax Tax on alcohol GDP per capita GDP per capita in nation (raw) Unemployment rate Unemployment in nation
Change unemployment rate in nation
Inflation rate Inflation in nation R2 Summed effects of environmental + individual characteristics (macro + micro)X Age Current age (in years) Education Involved in schooling or not
Years schooling
No full-time education
Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states)
Married (vs never married)
Married (vs widowed)
Married (vs divorced)
Formally-married vs living-as-married
Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Children in household Children in the household Occupation Being a farmer
In working-force or not
Kind of occupation (profession)
Current status: retired or not
Self employed
Professional
Fisherman