Study Czapinski (1993): study PL 1992

Public

18+ aged, general public, Poland, 1992

Survey name

PGW-BS

Sample

Probability multi-stage random

Respondents

N = 3449

Non Response

0

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life? Would you say.....?
4  very often
3  fairly often
2  occasionally
1  rarely or never

Classification:

M-TH-g-sq-v-4-c

Remarks:

Valid responses: 3446

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 19.6%,   2: 57.1%,   3: 18.9%,   4: 4.3%   (total 99.9%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.08 -

SD:

0.74 -

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the  bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?   
[  10  ]  best possible life
[    9  ]
[    8  ]
[    7  ]
[    6  ]
[    5  ]
[    4  ]
[    3  ]
[    2  ]
[    1  ]
[    0  ]  worst possible life
                          
                                                                                
Preceded by 1)  open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and  where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.

Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original)

Classification:

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a

Remarks:

Valid responses: 3440

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 1.4%,   2: 1.7%,   3: 6%,   4: 12.9%,   5: 18.1%,   6: 28.2%,   7: 15.2%,   8: 9.1%,   9: 5%,   10: 1.6%,   11: 0.4%   (total 99.6%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.81 4.81

SD:

1.78 1.78