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Studies

Altman et al. (2016): study ZZ OECD member states 1981

Publication

Author(s):
Altman, D.; Flavin, P.; Radcliff, B.F.
Title:
Democratic Institutions and Subjective Well-Being.
Source:
Political Studies, 2016, 1 - 20

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, OECD member states, 1981-2008
Survey name
INT-WVS: combined waves
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 63046
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
Page in publication:
8
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.49 7.21
SD:
1.90 2.11

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Parliamentary (vs Presidential Executive) Political democracy in nation Proportional Representation (vs Single Member Districts) Parliamentary democracy in nation Unitary (vs Federal) Government Structure Centralization in nation Centripetal Democracy NATION: POLITICAL SYSTEM
Political democracy in nation
Parliamentary democracy in nation