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Ulf Gerdtham. Photo.

Ulf Gerdtham

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Ulf Gerdtham. Photo.

The relationship between happiness, health, and socio-economic factors : Results based on Swedish microdata

Author

  • Ulf G. Gerdtham
  • Magnus Johannesson

Summary, in English

This paper investigates the relationship between happiness (utility) and a host of socio-economic variables in a random sample of over 5,000 individuals from the Swedish adult population. The results show that happiness increases with income, health and education and decreases with unemployment, urbanisation, being single, and male gender. The relationship between age and happiness is U-shaped, with happiness being lowest in the age-group 45-64 years.

Department/s

  • Health Economics
  • Community Medicine

Publishing year

2001-12-01

Language

English

Pages

553-557

Publication/Series

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volume

30

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • Happiness
  • Health
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • Utility

Status

Published

Research group

  • Health Economics
  • Community Medicine

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1053-5357