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Wohlfahrtssurvey (2000): study DE West Germany 1993

Publication

Author(s):
Wohlfahrtssurvey,
Title:
Wohlfahrtssurveys 1978-1998
Source:
GESIS

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, West-Germany region, Germany, 1993
Survey name
DE-WohlfahrtsSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2046
Non Response
36,6
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you feel your life at present is.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  quite unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-a
Page in publication:
18-9-200
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.53%,   2: 4.91%,   3: 70.16%,   4: 24.4%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.18 7.37
SD:
0.53 1.78