Study Bonikowska et al. (2013): study CA 2003

Public

15+ aged, general public, Canada, 2003

Survey name

CN-GSS 2003

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 24951

Non Response

22%

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self rating on single question:

Please rate your feelings about .. Using this 1 to 10 scale
.. Your life as a whole right now
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

10-14

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0.7%,   2: 0.5%,   3: 0.8%,   4: 1.1%,   5: 5.7%,   6: 5.8%,   7: 17.5%,   8: 31.6%,   9: 19.3%,   10: 17%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.90 7.67

SD:

1.64 1.82