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Studies

Eurobarometer (1999): study ZZ EU 15 1999 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Eurobarometer,
Title:
Eurobarometer Report. Nr. 52.
Source:
European Commission,1999, Brussels, Belgium

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, EU 15 member states, 1999
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer 52
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 15010
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
in people's home in the appropriate national language.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b
Author's label:
Overal life satisfaction
Page in publication:
B.2
Error estimates:
The survey results are estimations, the accuracy of which, everything being equal, rests upon the sample size and upon the observed percentage. The number of interviews per country were 1.000 With samples of about 1.000 interviews, the real percentage vary within the following confidence limits:observed percentage 10,90 (1,9%); 20,80 (2,5%); 30,70 (2,7%); 40,60 (3%); 50(3,1%)
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3%,   2: 14%,   3: 62%,   4: 20%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.00 6.51
SD:
0.68 1.87

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sexe Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Terminal Education Age Involved in schooling or not
Years schooling
Main economic activity Full-time home maker
Unemployed involuntary
Kind of occupation (profession)
Current status: retired or not
Self employed
Acceptance of EU membership Attitudes to specific political issues