Publication | |
Author(s) | Blanchflower, D.G.; Oswald, A.J. |
Title | Well-Being over Time in Britain and the USA. |
Source | Journal of Public Economics, 2004, Vol. 88, 1359 -1368 ) |
DOI | DOI:10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00168-8 |
Investigation | |
Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United Kingdom, 1991 |
Survey name | ISSP 1991 |
Sample | Probability systematic sample |
Respondents N = | 831 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on single question: If you were to consider your life in general these days, how happy or unhappy would you say you are, on the whole...? 4 very happy 3 fairly happy 2 not very happy 1 not at all happy |
Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-4-f |
Page in publication | 24 |
DKNA % | 1.0 |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 1 - 4 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 3.28 | 7.29 |
Standard deviation | 0.60 | 1.69 |
Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
% | 1.0 | 5.0 | 58.0 | 35.0 |