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Studies

Slag (2017): study KR 1981 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Slag, M.R.A
Title:
The Easterlin Paradox or Easterlin Illusion: Some Empirical Tests.
Source:
MSc Thesis, 2017, School of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, South Korea, 1981-2010
Survey name
INT-WVS: combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 5000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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
Page in publication:
23
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.97 -
SD:
- -
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
Page in publication:
23
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.22 6.22
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Economic growth