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European Social Survey (ESS) (2006): study BG 2006

Publication

Author(s):
European Social Survey (ESS),
Title:
European Social Survey Round 3
Source:
Homepage European Social Survey

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2006
Survey name
EU-ESS 3: 2006
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1400
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Page in publication:
C1
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 4.1%,   2: 4.4%,   3: 5.6%,   4: 7.2%,   5: 8%,   6: 20.3%,   7: 13.4%,   8: 14.2%,   9: 9.2%,   10: 3.6%,   11: 5.8%   (total 95.8%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.37 5.37
SD:
2.51 2.51
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Page in publication:
B24
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 8.5%,   2: 8.3%,   3: 6.1%,   4: 9.7%,   5: 7.4%,   6: 21.7%,   7: 10.3%,   8: 11.4%,   9: 9%,   10: 3%,   11: 3.7%   (total 99.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.70 4.70
SD:
2.69 2.69
Full text:
Self report on 15 questions:

I will now read a list of the ways you may have felt during the past week. Using this card, please tell me how much of the time during the past week..?
A  you felt depressed
B  you felt that everything you did was an effort
C  you felt that your sleep was restless
D  you felt happy
E  you felt lonely
F  you felt you enjoyed life
G  you felt sad
H  you felt you could not get going
I  you had a lot of energy
J  you felt anxious
K  you felt tired
L  you were absorbed in what you were doing
M  you felt calm and peaceful
N  you felt bored
O  you felt really rested when you woke up in the morning

Rated
1  none or almost none of the time
2  some of the time
3  most of the time
4  all or almost all of the time

Computation: (A+B+C+E+G+H+J+K+N)/9  -  (D+F+I+L+M+O)/6
Classification:
A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-c
Remarks:
Mean Negative affect 1,80; Mean Positive Affect 2,51
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -3 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
0.71 -
SD:
0.82 -