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 |