Publication |
Author(s) | Becchetti, L.; Corrado, L.; Sama, P. |
Title | Inside the Life Satisfaction Blackbox. |
Source | World Happiness Report, 2016, Vol.2, 1 - 36 |
URL | http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2198303 |
Investigation |
Public | 50+ aged, general public, Europe, 2006,2007 |
Last assesment | 2007 |
Survey name | SHARE |
| second wave, 2006, 2007 |
Sample | Selection from general population sample |
Respondents N = | 30325000 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Interview: computer assisted (CAPI) |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Age class | show | Age difference among elderly |
Age no prevent | show | Attitude to ageing (getting older) |
Age no prevent | show | Degree of restriction, also classified as above ↑ |
Attended education | show | Involved in schooling or not |
Countries | show | Current nation of residence |
Education years | show | Level of school-education |
Freedom of choice | show | Current absence of restrictions (social freedom) |
Future good | show | Hopeful (vs hopeless) |
Help to family | show | Current support behavior |
Household size | show | Current household-composition |
Hrooms | show | Surface of house |
Leaving inheritance | show | Savings |
Life meaningful | show | Perceived usefullness of one's life |
Limited activities | show | Degree of restriction |
Log income | show | Household income |
Long term illness | show | Chronic illness |
Male | show | Sex (male vs female) |
Marital status | show | Married vs never married |
Marital status | show | Vs co-habiting, also classified as above ↑ |
Marital status | show | Vs divorced, also classified as above ↑ |
Marital status | show | Vs separated, also classified as above ↑ |
Marital status | show | Vs widowed, also classified as above ↑ |
No family responsibility | show | Attitudes to family of procreation |
No family responsibility | show | Specific restrictions (perceived and actual), also classified as above ↑ |
No feel left out | show | Satisfaction with personal contacts |
No lack money | show | Attitudes to own income |
No lack money | show | Specific restrictions (perceived and actual), also classified as above ↑ |
No out control | show | Inner locus of control |
Number of children | show | Number of children |
Number of grandchildren | show | Grand-children |
Number of illnesses | show | Number of health complaints |
Opportunities | show | Single aspect evaluations (on criteria of good life) |
Participation in church | show | Participation in church |
Past good | show | Retrospective level of happiness (period unspecified) |
Political participation | show | Political participation in nation |
Sport social | show | Current organizational participation |
Urban area | show | Community size |
Vitality | show | Feeling energetic (vs lethargic, tired) |
Vitality | show | Single aspect evaluations (on criteria of good life), also classified as above ↑ |
Voluntary work | show | Voluntary work |