Study Bonikowska et al. (2013): study CA 2006

Public

15+ aged, general public, Canada, 2006

Survey name

CN-GSS

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 23608

Non Response

32%

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: 0.4%,   3: 0.9%,   4: 1.4%,   5: 4.8%,   6: 5.7%,   7: 16.4%,   8: 31.1%,   9: 20.5%,   10: 18.2%   (total 100.1%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.98 7.76

SD:

1.64 1.82