Entry:
Hagerty, Michael R., “Social Comparison of Income in One’s Community: Evidence From National Surveys of Income and Happiness,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78 (April, 2000), 764-771.
Abstract:
People are able to raise their relative levels of happiness by making social comparisons with their peers of similar incomes and adjusting behaviors and resources accordingly.
GSS Years:1994
Other Data Sets:
Diener, Diener & Diener 1995; Census; CPS
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Label |
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| FUTRUP |
Variable Label could not be found |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |