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Studies

Winters & Li (2015): study US 2005

Publication

Author(s):
Winters, J.V.; Li, Y.
Title:
Urbanization, Natural Amenities, and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from U.S. Counties.
Source:
IZA Working Paper, 2015, No. 8966, Oklahoma, USA

Investigation

Public
18-85 aged, 2361 counties, USA 2005
Survey name
US-BRFSS 2010
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 19420490
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life, all things considered?
1  not satisfied at all
2  not particularly satisfied
3  rather satisfied
4  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-g
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
8, 24
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.39 -
SD:
0.63 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Population density in county