Margolis & Myrskyla (2011): study ZZ World samples 1981

Publication

Author(s):

Margolis, R.; Myrskyla, M.

Title:

A Global Perspective on Happiness and Fertility

Source:

Population and Development Review 37(1) 29-56

Investigation

Public

15+ aged general public in 86 nations 1981-2005

Survey name

INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves

Sample

Probability sample

Respondents

N = 201988

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.

Classification:

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

Author's label:

Happiness about life

Page in publication:

31f

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.03 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Number of children Number of children Gender Sex: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Income Household income Socio-economic status Subjective social rank Married Married state (compared to non-married states)
Married (vs never married)
Married (vs widowed)
Married (vs divorced)
Formally-married vs living-as-married