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Leisure and happiness in the United States: evidence from survey data

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  • Miao Wang
  • Man Chiu Sunny Wong

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We study the relationship between leisure and happiness, controlling for income and other determinants. Using survey data for the United States in 2007, our results show that certain aspects of leisure, such as leisure activity satisfaction, have a significant impact on individual well-being whereas the amount of leisure time may not play an important role in affecting happiness.

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  • Miao Wang & Man Chiu Sunny Wong, 2011. "Leisure and happiness in the United States: evidence from survey data," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(18), pages 1813-1816, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:18:y:2011:i:18:p:1813-1816
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2011.564123
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    1. Victoria Ateca-Amestoy & Mariana Gerstenblüth & Irene Mussio & Máximo Rossi, 2014. "How do Cultural Activities Influence Happiness? The Relation Between Self-Reported Well-Being and Leisure," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 0614, Department of Economics - dECON.
    2. Aistė Dirzytė & Ona Gražina Rakauskienė & Vaida Servetkienė, 2016. "Household income and satisfaction with life: cognitive – emotional impact paradox," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 4(2), pages 198-210, December.
    3. Daniel Wheatley & Craig Bickerton, 2017. "Subjective well-being and engagement in arts, culture and sport," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 41(1), pages 23-45, February.
    4. Daniel Wheatley & Craig Bickerton, 2019. "Measuring changes in subjective well-being from engagement in the arts, culture and sport," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 43(3), pages 421-442, September.
    5. Victoria Ateca-Amestoy & Mariana Gerstenblüth & Irene Mussio & Máximo Rossi, 2016. "How do cultural activities influence happiness? Investigating the relationship between self-reported well-being and leisure," Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos, vol. 31(2), pages 217-234.
    6. Graham, Carol & Zhou, Shaojie & Zhang, Junyi, 2017. "Happiness and Health in China: The Paradox of Progress," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 231-244.
    7. Andrej Srakar & Vesna Čopič & Miroslav Verbič, 2018. "European cultural statistics in a comparative perspective: index of economic and social condition of culture for the EU countries," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 42(2), pages 163-199, May.

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