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Studies

Walsh (2012): study ZZ EU 27 2004 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Walsh, B.
Title:
The Influence of Macro-Economic Conditions and Institutional Quality on National Levels of Life Satisfaction.
Source:
Working Paper 12/08, UCD Centre for Economic Research, 2012, Dublin, Ireland

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, 23 European nations, 2004
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 196000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b
Author's label:
Life-satisfaction
Page in publication:
3
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.92 -
SD:
0.36 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Institutional quality, absence of corruption, Clean