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Studies

Slag (2017): study KR 2009

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, followed 5 years 2009-2014
Survey name
KR-KLIPS combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 79474
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied would you say you are with your life as a whole .....?"
5  completely satisfied
4  very satisfied
3  moderately satisfied
2  slightly satisfied
1  not satisfied at all
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-b
Page in publication:
27
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.38 -
SD:
0.60 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household income