| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Lelkes, O. |
| Title | Tasting Freedom: Happiness, Religion and Economic Transition. |
| Source | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2006, Vol. 59, 173 - 194 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1016/j.jebo.2004.03.016 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Hungary, 1992-1998 |
| The study looks at the public before and after regime change from socialism to capitalism in Hungary. | |
| Last assesment | 1998 |
| 1: Before transition (1992) 2: After transition (1998) | |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Uses two nationally representative household surveys. | |
| Sample | Sampling not reported |
| Representive household surveys | |
| Respondents N = | 9167 |
| 1992: 5365 observations 1998: 3802 | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Not available |
| Not reported. | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Self report on single question: How satisfied are you with your life so far, the course of your life? 0 not satisfied at all 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fully satisfied |
| Classification | O-SLC-h-sq-n-11-a |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Page in publication | 179 |
| Remarks | Pooled data 1992 and 1998. M: 1992: 5,74 1998: 5,51 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 5.64 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Age group | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Budapest dummy | R01ab11 | Region in Hugary |
| Education level | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Employment status | E02ae | Current employment arrangement |
| Gender | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Gypsy ethnicity | E04ab03 | Ethnic status in specific nations |
| Household income | I01ab03 | Household income |
| Marital status | M02aa | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Number of children | C03aa01 | Ever had children (vs not) |
| Number of children | C03ab01 | Number of children, also classified as above ↑ |
| Religious involvement | R12ab01 | Religious (vs not) |