Money, sex and happiness: An empirical study

被引：275

作者：

Blanchflower, DG ^{[1
]}

Oswald, AJ

机构：

[1] Dartmouth Coll, Hanover, NH 03755 USA

[2] Univ Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England

来源：

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS | 2004年 / 106卷 / 03期

关键词：

happiness; sexual behavior; subjective well-being; sex; income;

D O I：

10.1111/j.0347-0520.2004.00369.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The links between income, sexual behavior and reported happiness are studied using recent data on a sample of 16,000 adult Americans. The paper finds that sexual activity enters strongly positively in happiness equations. Higher income does not buy more sex or more sexual partners. Married people have more sex than those who are single, divorced, widowed or separated. The happiness-maximizing number of sexual partners in the previous year is calculated to be 1. Highly educated females tend to have fewer sexual partners. Homosexuality has no statistically significant effect on happiness.

引用

页码：393 / 415

页数：23

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