Measuring Emotional Well-Being in NationalSurveys
In order to precisely estimate the relationship between incomeand well-being, researchers have typically used data fromlarge national samples (e.g., Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002;Sacks et al., 2012). At the same time, reliably establishing themagnitude of the relationship between income and specificemotions such as happiness and sadness necessitates the useof precise measurements of emotional experience. Thus, the best way to estimate the relationship between income and