Replication data for: Conclusions Regarding Cross-Group Differences in Happiness Depend on Difficulty of Reaching Respondents
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Ori Heffetz; Matthew Rabin
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Project Citation:
Heffetz, Ori, and Rabin, Matthew. Replication data for: Conclusions Regarding Cross-Group Differences in Happiness Depend on Difficulty of Reaching Respondents. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112688V1
Project Description
Summary:
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A growing literature explores differences in subjective well-being
across demographic groups, often relying on surveys with high nonresponse
rates. By using the reported number of call attempts made
to participants in the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers,
we show that comparisons among easy-to-reach respondents differ
from comparisons among hard-to-reach ones. Notably, easy-to-reach
women are happier than easy-to-reach men, but hard-to-reach men
are happier than hard-to-reach women, and conclusions of a survey
could reverse with more attempted calls. Better alternatives to
comparing group sample averages might include putting greater
weight on hard-to-reach respondents or even extrapolating trends in
responses.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C83 Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
C83 Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
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