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Distributional findings

Study Eurobarometer (2004b): study BE 1975

Public
15+ aged, general public, Belgium, 1975
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer 03
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1554
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b
Page in publication:
A17
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.8%,   2: 5%,   3: 52.9%,   4: 38.4%   (total 98.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.30 7.36
SD:
0.65 1.80
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are...?
3   really happy
2   fairly happy
1   not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai
Remarks:
Response option 'really happy'  was used in Belgium, France and The Netherlands, while in the other Eurobarometer surveys that option was phrased as 'very happy'
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 9.7%,   2: 52.4%,   3: 35.2%   (total 97.3%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.26 7.27
SD:
0.63 1.68