Distributional findings | World Database of Happiness

Study European Social Survey (ESS) (2006): study BE 2006

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
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2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:: O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Page in publication:: C1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 7.67 7.67
SD:: 1.58 1.58

Full text:: Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Page in publication:: B24
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 1%, 2: 0.7%, 3: 1.4%, 4: 1.2%, 5: 3%, 6: 5.9%, 7: 7.6%, 8: 21.5%, 9: 32.8%, 10: 15%, 11: 9.7% (total 99.8%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 7.41 7.41
SD:: 1.87 1.87

Full text:: Self report on 15 questions:

I will now read a list of the ways you may have felt during the past week. Using this card, please tell me how much of the time during the past week..?
A  you felt depressed
B  you felt that everything you did was an effort
C  you felt that your sleep was restless
D  you felt happy
E  you felt lonely
F  you felt you enjoyed life
G  you felt sad
H  you felt you could not get going
I  you had a lot of energy
J  you felt anxious
K  you felt tired
L  you were absorbed in what you were doing
M  you felt calm and peaceful
N  you felt bored
O  you felt really rested when you woke up in the morning

Rated
1  none or almost none of the time
2  some of the time
3  most of the time
4  all or almost all of the time

Computation: (A+B+C+E+G+H+J+K+N)/9  -  (D+F+I+L+M+O)/6
Classification:: A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-c
Remarks:: Mean Negative affect 1,61; Mean Positive Affect 2,70
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -3 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:: 1.08 -
SD:: 0.79 -