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Studies

Sarracino et al. (2019): study JP 1990

Publication

Author(s):
Sarracino, F.; O'Connor, K.J.; Ono, H.
Title:
Making Economic Growth and Well-Being Comparable: Evidence from Japan.
Source:
Working Paper, 2019, Hermes-IR, Hitotsubashi University Repository, Japan

Investigation

Public
General public, age 18+, Japan, 1990-2010
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 1990-2010
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 0
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Labels of scale extremes not reported
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-l
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
mean all waves combined
Page in publication:
16
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.84 6.48
SD:
1.91 2.12

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding change in yearly household income