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Studies

Taylor (2008): study US 2005

Publication

Author(s):
Taylor, P.
Title:
Republicans: Still Happy Campers.
Source:
PEW Research Center, 2008, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 2008
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 5264
Non Response
Assessment

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
3

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Health Global health self-rating Church attendance Participation in church Income Current income level (unspecified) Party ID Political (party) preference Married Married state (compared to non-married states) Age over 64 Stage of life Education Current education Age under 30 Stage of life Race Ethnic status in the USA Ethnicity Ethnic status in the USA Gender Sexe: male (vs female)