Measuring Altruistic Behavior in Surveys: The All-or-Nothing Dictator Game

Rene Bekkers

doi:10.18148/srm/2007.v1i3.54

Measuring Altruistic Behavior in Surveys: The All-or-Nothing Dictator Game

Authors

Rene Bekkers University of Utrecht

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2007.v1i3.54

Keywords:

Altruism, Dictator game, Field experiments

Abstract

A field study of altruistic behaviour is presented using a modification of the dictator game in a large random sample survey in the netherlands (n=1,964). In line with laboratory experiments, only 5.7% donated money. In line with other survey research on giving, generosity increased with age, education, income, trust, and prosocial value orientation.

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Published

2007-12-31

How to Cite

Bekkers, R. (2007). Measuring Altruistic Behavior in Surveys: The All-or-Nothing Dictator Game. Survey Research Methods, 1(3), 139–144. https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2007.v1i3.54