Ugur (2019): study TR 2013

Publication

Author(s):

Ugur, Z.B.

Title:

Does Money Buy Happiness in Turkey?

Source:

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Investigation

Public

18+ aged general public, Turkey 2013

Survey name

TR-TurkishLS2013

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 196303

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How happy or unhappy do you think you are.....?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  moderately happy
2  fairly unhappy
1  very unhappy

Classification:

O-HL-u-sq-v-5-a

Author's label:

happiness

Page in publication:

table 1

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income bracket Household income Perceived change in standard of living over past 5 years Change to better or worse
Income comparisons
Awareness of income change Expected change in standard of living in the next 5 years Income expectations
Awareness of income change Self placement on income ladder Relative to income of compatriots Standard of living Relative income Age Current age (in years) Female Sex: male (vs female) Employment status Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Unfit for work
Unemployed involuntary
Current status: retired or not
Involved in schooling or not
Not in labor force Education Level of school-education Marital status MARRIAGE: CURRENT MARITAL STATUS
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced)
Never married (vs formerly married: divorced + separated) Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with friends Satisfaction with friends