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Distributional findings

Study EPA/SPB (2005): study JP 1996

Public
15+ aged, general public, Japan, 1996
Survey name
JP-LifestylePref1996
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 3868
Non Response
22,6
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life in general?
5  satisfied
4  somewhat satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  rather dissatisfied
1  dissatisfied
-   don't know
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-e
Remarks:
Ages 15-75
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 6.5%,   2: 16%,   3: 29.7%,   4: 39.8%,   5: 7.7%   (total 99.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.26 5.52
SD:
1.03 1.46