| Publication |
| Author(s) | Veenhoven, R. |
| Title | Is Happiness a Trait? Test of the Theory that a Better Society does not Make People any Happier. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 1994, Vol. 32, 101 - 160 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1765/16155 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/BF01078732 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Adults, general public, 9 developed nations, 1948-1981 |
| | Australia, Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, USA |
| Last assesment | 1981 |
| | 1948 and 1981 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| | Data on happiness taken from this World Database of Happiness |
| Sample | Selection from general population sample |
| | Non-probability sample of nations, Probability samples within nations |
| Respondents N = | 9 |
| | 9 nations, about 10.000 respondents |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used |