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Distributional findings

Study Gibson (2005): study AU 2003

Public
16+ aged, general public, Australia, 2003
Survey name
AU-AuSSA 2003
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 4270
Non Response
62
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All in all, how happy are you with your life these days?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    cannot choose
-    skipped
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-n-11-b
Page in publication:
v126
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.6%,   2: 0.3%,   3: 1%,   4: 2.2%,   5: 2.4%,   6: 8.3%,   7: 7%,   8: 16.4%,   9: 25.8%,   10: 15.1%,   11: 19.2%   (total 98.3%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.64 7.64
SD:
1.97 1.97