Publication | |
Author(s) | Oswald, A.J.; Powdthavee, N |
Title | Obesity, Unhappiness, and the Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence. |
Source | IZA Discussion Paper No. 2007, Bonn, Germany |
URL | http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/twerp_793.pdf |
Investigation | |
Public | Adults, general public, Germany, 2002 |
Survey name | Not available |
German Socio-Economic Panel, 2002 | |
Sample | Probability stratified sample |
Respondents N = | 24000 |
Non Response | n.a. |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on single question: Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied." 10 totally satisfied 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 totally unsatisfied |
Classification | O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d |
Author's label | Life Satisfaction |
Page in publication | 16 |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 7.00 | |
Standard deviation | 1.70 |
Author's label | Our subject description | |
Body Mass Index Variable (BMI) | show | Heigth |
Body Mass Index Variable (BMI) | show | Weight, also classified as above ↑ |