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Future Life Survey (2011): study JP 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Future Life Survey,
Title:
Future life Survey
Source:
Described in Social Science Japan Data Archive (SSJDA), http://ssjda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Investigation

Public
Adults,18-69 aged, general public, Japan, 1997
Survey name
JP-FutureLifeSurvey1997
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 2372
Non Response
20,93
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

How satisfied are you with your current life as a whole?
5  satisfied
4  fairly satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-k
Remarks:
Ages 18-69
Page in publication:
Q 36
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.9%,   2: 9.3%,   3: 22.5%,   4: 55.4%,   5: 9.3%   (total 99.4%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.59 5.98
SD:
0.89 1.31