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Studies

Kim et al. (2012): study AU 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Kim, S.; French, D.J.; Sargent-Cox, K.A.
Title:
Cross-National Insights into the Relationship between Wealth and Wellbeing: A comparison between Australia, the United States of America and South Korea.
Source:
Ageing and Society, 2012, Vol. 32, 41 - 59

Investigation

Public
50+ aged general public, Australia, 2006
Survey name
AU-HILDA 2006
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1431
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?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
46
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.86 -
SD:
1.75 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Net worth Total wealth