How comparable are the Gallup World Poll life satisfaction data?

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-60

  Bjørnskov, Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Data comparability; Life satisfaction; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949116600     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-008-9121-6     Document Type: Article

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