| Selfreport 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 | |
| Focus, O-SLW | Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole |
| Time frame, u | time unspecified |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, n | numeric scale Range = 11 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Ambrey & Fleming (2014a): study AU 2002 |
| Title | The Causal Effect of Income on Life Satisfaction and the Implications for Valuing Non-market Goods. |
| Public | 20-59 aged general public, Australia, 2002-2011 |
| Findings | distributional: no, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Ambrey (2016): study AU 2001 |
| Title | An Investigation into the Synergistic Wellbeing Benefits of Greenspace and Physical Activity: Moving beyond the Mean. |
| Public | 15+ aged, general public, Australia, 2001 - 2013 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Brown & Gray (2014): study AU 2002 |
| Title | Household Finances and Well-Being: An Empirical Analysis of Comparison Effects. |
| Public | 16-93 aged general public, Australia, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Ganglmair Wooliscroft & Lawson (2006): study NZ 2001 |
| Title | Applying the International Wellbeing Index in New Zealand: Preliminary Results. |
| Public | 20-59 aged, general public, New Zealand, 2001 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Headey & Wooden (2004): study AU 2002 |
| Title | The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being. |
| Public | 20-59 aged, general public, Australia, 2002 |
| Findings | distributional: no, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Headey & Wooden (2004a): study AU 2002 |
| Title | The Importance of Wealth for Subjective Well-Being. |
| Public | 25-59 aged general public, Australia, 2002 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | HILDA (2003): study AU 2002 |
| Title | Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Annuel Report 2003. |
| Public | 15 + aged, general public, households, Australia, 2002 |
| Findings | distributional: no, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Kim et al. (2012): study AU 2006 |
| Title | Cross-National Insights into the Relationship between Wealth and Wellbeing: A comparison between Australia, the United States of America and South Korea. |
| Public | 50+ aged general public, Australia, 2006 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Mujcic & Oswald (2016): study AU 2007 |
| Title | Evolution of Well-Being and Happiness After Increases in Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables. |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, Australia, followed 3 years 2007-2009 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Nikolaev (2018): study AU 2001 |
| Title | Does Higher Education Increase Hedonic and Eudaimonic Happiness? |
| Public | Working aged (22-65), Australia, followed 12 years, 2001-2013 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Paul & Guilbert (2013): study AU 2001 |
| Title | Income-Happiness Paradox in Australia: Testing the Theories of Adaptation and Social Comparison. |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, Australia, followed 4 years 2001-2005 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Saris (2001b): study RU 1993 |
| Title | The Relationship between Income and Satisfaction: The Effect of Measurement Error and Suppressor Variables. |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, Russia, followed 3 years 1993-1995 |
| Findings | distributional: no, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Schoon et al. (2005): study EE 2000 /2 |
| Title | Combining Work and Family. Life Satisfaction Among Married and Divorced Men and Women in Estonia, Finland, and the UK. |
| Public | Marrieds and divorced, Estonia, 2003 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Schoon et al. (2005): study FI 2000 /1 |
| Title | Combining Work and Family. Life Satisfaction Among Married and Divorced Men and Women in Estonia, Finland, and the UK. |
| Public | Employed people, Finland, 2000 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Schoon et al. (2005): study GB 2000 |
| Title | Combining Work and Family. Life Satisfaction Among Married and Divorced Men and Women in Estonia, Finland, and the UK. |
| Public | 42 aged, UK, 2000 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Schurer & Yong (2012): study AU 2001 |
| Title | Personality, well-being and the marginal utility of income: What can we learn from random Coefficient models? |
| Public | 20-60 aged general public, followed 9 years, Australia, 2001-2009 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Schyns (2000): study RU 1993 |
| Title | The Relationship between Income, Changes in Income and Life-Satisfaction in West Germany and the Russian Federation. Relative, Absolute or a Combination of Both? |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, Russia, followed 3 years 1993-1996 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Shields & Wooden (2003): study AU 2001 |
| Title | Investigating the Role of Neighbourhood Characteristics in Determining Life Satisfaction. |
| Public | 15+ aged, general public, Australia, 2001 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Shields et al. (2009): study AU 2001 |
| Title | Life Satisfaction and the Economic and Social Characteristics of Neighbourhoods. |
| Public | 15+ aged general public, Australia, 2001 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Stillman & Liang (2010): study AU 2001 |
| Title | Does Homeownership Improve Personal Wellbeing? |
| Public | 15+ aged general public, Australia, 2001-2009 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |