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Koo & Yee (2016): study KR 2014

Publication

Author(s):
Koo, H.; Yee, J.
Title:
Dimensions of Social Well-being and Determinants in Korea: Personal. Relational, and Societal Aspects.
Source:
The Senshu Social Well-being Review, 2016, no 3

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, South Korea, 2014-2018
Survey name
ICSLV 2014-2018
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

At present, how satisfied are you, all in all, with your life in general?
0  very unsatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ce
Author's label:
Personal well-being
Page in publication:
47-49
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.70 5.70
SD:
2.09 2.09
Full text:
Self report on single question:


"overall happiness.."(full question not reported
10 my life is very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  my life is very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-?-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
53
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the  bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?   
[  10  ]  best possible life
[    9  ]
[    8  ]
[    7  ]
[    6  ]
[    5  ]
[    4  ]
[    3  ]
[    2  ]
[    1  ]
[    0  ]  worst possible life
                          
                                                                                
Preceded by 1)  open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and  where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.

Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original)
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
53

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household income Current income level (unspecified) Education level Level of school-education Work status Tenure (vs flex contracts)
Self employed
Moved out of workforce
Looking for work
Vulnerability Current resources Age Current age (in years) Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Single Married (vs never married) Widowed/divorced Married (vs widowed)
Married (vs divorced)
Combined effects Summed socio-demographic + social support Ingroup trust Trust in people Trust gap Trust in people Risk experience Current victim status Discriminiation experience Victim of discrimination Community participation Current participation in voluntary associations