Variable

Description

Obs

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Happiness

“Taking all things together, would you say that you are 1) very happy, 2) quite happy, 3) Not very happy, 4) Not at all happy?.

6610

1.9134

0.72683

11

4

Competition

“How would you place your views on this scale? 1 means you agree completely with the statement on the left; 10 means you agree completely with the statement on the right; and if your views fall somewhere in between, you can choose any number in between. Sentences: Competition is good. It stimulates people to work hard and develop new ideas vs Competition is harmful. It brings the worst in people

64,210

3.7532

2.4806

11

110

Competition 2

64,210

20.240

24.265

11

1100

Female

1 = male; 2 = female

67,222

1.5217

0.49952

10

1

Age

Years

67,050

41.777

16.544

15

98

Education

1) no formal education, 2) incomplete primary, 3) complete primary; 4) incomplete technical secondary; 5) complete technical secondary; 6) incomplete university secondary; 7) complete university secondary; 8) some university; 9) university with degree

66,794

5.1705

2.5093

1

9

Employment

1) full time; 2) part time; 3) self-employed; 4) retired/ pensioned; 5) House wife; 6) Student; 7) Unemployed; 8) Other

65,018

3.4319

2.2008

1

8

Social Class

1) upper; 2) upper middle; 3) lower middle; 4) working; 5) lower

61,615

3.3763

0.99982

1

5

Income

1) lower; 2) 2^nd; 3) 3^rd; 4) 4^th; 5) 5^th; 6) 6^th; 7) 7^th; 8) 8^th; 9) 9^th; 10) upper

60,541

4.5979

2.2781

1

10