Lissitsa & Chachashvili-Bolotin (2016): study IL 2003

Publication

Author(s):

Lissitsa, S.; Chachashvili-Bolotin, S.

Title:

Life Satisfaction in the Internet Age - Changes in the Past Decade.

Source:

Computers in Human Behavior, 2016, Vol. 54, 197 - 206

Investigation

Public

20+ aged general pubic, Israel, 2003-2012

Survey name

IL AnnualSocialSurveysIsrael 2003-2012

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 73523

Non Response

20%

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Overall, how satisfied are you with your life.....?
4  very satisfied  
3  somewhat satisfied  
2  somewhat dissatisfied  
1  very dissatisfied.

Classification:

O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-f

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Remarks:

Weighed mean 2003-2012 computed by WDH-team. 20-64 aged: M=3,17; 65+ aged: M=2,91

Page in publication:

200

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.12 7.07

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Internet use Use of internet Internet use and social media Internet, social media
Buy on internet
Social media
Usages of internet for ..
Gaming
Information seeking
E-mail
Use of internet
Buying Age group Young versus old Immigrants Time since migration
Ethnic status in Israel Arabs Ethnic status in Israel Gender Sex: male (vs female) Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Locality Sub-urban (vs urban) Religiosity Religion in nation Family income Household income Education Level of school-education Number of children Number of children Employment Current employment status Frequency of meeting/talking to friends Current number of friends Feeling lonely Feeling lonely (vs not) Overall health condition Self ratings of mental health Health problems Self ratings of mental health Trend in internet use Time trend of happiness in age categories