Assessing Happiness and Competitiveness of World Major Metropolises, 2006 (ICPSR 27901)
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Nam Young Lee, Korean Social Science Data Center
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27901.v1
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This study aimed to empirically examine happiness and community/city conditions assessed by residents living in ten major cities of the world: Beijing, Berlin, London, Milan, New York City, Paris, Seoul, Stockholm, Tokyo, and Toronto. Respondents were asked questions about themselves and their city of residence. Questions focused on a range of topics including the economy, culture and education, welfare, safety, environment, living conditions, city administration, community life, health, and happiness. Demographic questions included city of residence, gender, age, education level, income level, occupation, marital status, and religion.
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city
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In order to conform to SPSS variable naming conventions, original variable names containing periods have been renamed; periods in these variable names have been substituted with underscores "_".
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Representative random sampling. Gender/age distribution of the completed samples should be largely in line with overall population of the surveyed city.
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Persons aged 18 and over living in Seoul, London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, New York City, Toronto, Tokyo, Beijing, and Stockholm.
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2011-08-04
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- Lee, Nam Young. Assessing Happiness and Competitiveness of World Major Metropolises, 2006. ICPSR27901-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-08-04. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27901.v1
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