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Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study CA 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Latin American Public Opinion Project,
Title:
The Americas Barometer
Source:
Latin American Public Opinion Project, VanderBilt University Detroit, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 2010
Survey name
LAPOP 2010
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1499
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life

This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now.
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1%,   2: 1.07%,   3: 2.07%,   4: 6.14%,   5: 7.87%,   6: 13.48%,   7: 17.08%,   8: 23.15%,   9: 18.21%,   10: 6.14%,   11: 3.74%   (total 99.95%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.26 6.26
SD:
2.00 2.00
Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life? Would you say you are..
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-da
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.8%,   2: 13%,   3: 54.6%,   4: 29.6%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.11 7.09
SD:
0.73 1.88