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Correlational findings

Study Well-Being Study Unit (2012a): study JP 2012

Public
15-69 aged, general population, Japan, 2012
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 10469
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Online addition to Quality of Life Survey, which involved face-to-face interviews and self completion questionnaires. This online addition asseses well-being indicators not included in the main survey. The publication focusses on differences due to method of assesment. The Main quality of Life Survey is reported in: ~Well-Being Study Unit (2012b)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Operationalization
1: 10s
2: 20s
3: 30s
4: 40s
5: 50s
6: 60s

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-11-e DM = +- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bb DM = +- The average scores declined from 10s to 20s, but increased with age among respondents over 20s. The entire curve is a "J-shape". A-AB-yd-mq-n-11-a DM = + pattern differs slightly across measurement methods.