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Studies

Oswald & Powdthavee (2007a): study DE 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Oswald, A.J.; Powdthavee, N
Title:
Obesity, Unhappiness, and the Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence.
Source:
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2007, Bonn, Germany

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, Germany, 2002
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 24000
Non Response
n.a.
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied."
10 totally satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  totally unsatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
16
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.00 7.00
SD:
1.70 1.70

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Body Mass Index Variable (BMI) Height
Weight