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Studies

SHP (2009): study CH 2004

Publication

Author(s):
SHP,
Title:
Swiss Household Panel: Output Life Satisfaction 1999-2008 (wave 1-10)
Source:
FORS (Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences), 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2004
Survey name
CH-SHP 2004
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 3872
Non Response
0,1
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life?
0  not at all
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-h
Page in publication:
3
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 0.3%,   3: 0.2%,   4: 0.4%,   5: 1.1%,   6: 5.1%,   7: 4.9%,   8: 16.3%,   9: 38.4%,   10: 17.8%,   11: 15.5%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.98 7.98
SD:
1.45 1.45