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Studies

Goff et al. (2016): study ZZ 1989

Publication

Author(s):
Goff, L.; Helliwell, J.F.; Mayraz, G.
Title:
The Welfare Costs of Well-being Inequality.
Source:
NBER Working Paper, 2016, No. 21900, 1 - 30

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, 160 nations, 2008-2014
Survey name
INT-WVS: combined waves
Sample
Probability cluster sample
Respondents
N = 1430000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Range 3,94-8,50.

Data in table 1.
Page in publication:
6
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.58 -
SD:
2.19 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Inequality in life satisfaction Inequality in happiness in nation
Inequality of apparent livability in nation