World Happiness report
BHPS (1996-2008)
Summary Statistics
Variable
Mean
Std. Dev
Min
Max
Life satisfaction
5.07
1.24
1
7
Female
0.54
0.49
0
1
Age
42.52
7.12
30
55
Age^2/1000
1.85
0.61
0.90
3.02
Age^3/1000
83.41
40.35
27
166.37
Single
0.09
0.29
0
1
Widowed
0.01
0.10
0
1
Divorced
0.07
0.26
0
1
Separated
0.02
0.16
0
1
Unemployed
0.02
0.16
0
1
Out of the labor force
0.15
0.36
0
1
Student
0.00
0.07
0
1
Self-employed
0.09
0.29
0
1
Log of Income
3.40
0.22
2.80
3.79
Education: high
0.00
0.05
0
1
Education: medium
0.01
0.10
0
1
One child
0.22
0.41
0
1
Two children
0.19
0.39
0
1
Three +children
0.07
0.27
0
1
Heath: excellent
0.24
0.43
0
1
Health: good
0.47
0.49
0
1
Health: satisfactory
0.18
0.39
0
1
Health: poor
0.07
0.25
0
1
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