Study Helliwell et al. (2021): study ET 2020

Public

15+ aged general public, Ethiopia 2020

Survey name

INT-GallupWorldPoll2020

Sample

Probability multi-stage random

Respondents

N = 1000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic face-to-face interviews were not possible any more and interviewing had to change to CATI and CAPI, which involved problems in countries weere access to telephone and PC is limited. Tchange to CATI and CAPI had already been made in most wester nations

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life

This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now.

Classification:

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

Author's label:

Cantril Ladder

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.55 4.55

SD:

- -