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:
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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 -