Sacks et al. (2010): study ZZ World samples 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Sacks, D.W.; Stevenson, B.; Wolfers, J.
- Title:
- Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth.
- Source:
- Working Paper 2010-28, FRBSF, 2010, San Francisco, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged general public, 79 nations, 1981-2004
- Survey name
- INT-WVS: combined waves
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 300000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
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9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a