representative. That's not quite true. It's the cheapest way. Stratified
samples, matched studies and the like are all much better but more
expensive ways to get closer to a truly representative sample and
experiment.
A census is the most representative 'sample'. This is done once a decade
in the UK. There are no measures of mental health, well being or
happiness included as far as I am aware.
The data would be the start of making a very useful dataset. The
Bhutanese do a 5 day census which is considerably closer to a full
research project to determine the government's success on the measure of
Gross Domestic Happiness. They do that every year as well. Why? They
measure what matters I guess.
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