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Studies

ICCV (2011): study RO 1995

Publication

Author(s):
ICCV,
Title:
Diagnosis of the quality of life surveys.
Source:
Romanian Research Institute for the Quality of Life ICCV

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Romania, 1995
Survey name
RO-DQL 1995
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1509
Non Response
0,3
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In somebody's life there are better and worse periods. Please characterize your state of mind from the last few days
1  unhappy, even desperate
2  big trouble
3  I have the feeling that something is wrong
4  generally I am fine, although I had a little problems
5  I am fine, without problems
6  entirely happy, full of joy
Classification:
M-FH-cw-sq-v-6-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3.9%,   2: 16.6%,   3: 20.7%,   4: 43.1%,   5: 14.2%,   6: 1.2%   (total 99.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.51 5.02
SD:
1.08 2.17