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Studies

Veenhoven (1992): study ZZ Developed nations 1980 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Veenhoven, R.
Title:
Social Equality and State-Welfare-Effort.
Source:
Paper presented at the International Sociological Conference 'Towards the Good Society. Applying the Social Sciences', June 1992, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, 7 first world nations, around 1980
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 0
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Scores on slightly different questions type O-HL transformed to a common three step scale
Classification:
O-HL-*-sq-vt-3-a
Author's label:
Inequality in satisfaction-with-life
Page in publication:
Exhibit4

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Growth in social security expenditures (in % GNP)