Study Moller & Roberts (2017): study ZA 2012
- Public
- 16+ aged general public, South Africa, 2012
- Survey name
- SA-SAS 2012_2
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 3000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness measure(s)
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? On the whole, would you say you are.....?
5 very satisfied
4 satisfied
3 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-g
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life
- Remarks:
- Satisfied (5+4) M = 6.14, Neutral (3) M = 4.76, Dissatisfied (2+1) M = 4.34
- Page in publication:
- 47
- Full text:
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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:
- BEST/WORST possible life for you
- Page in publication:
- 47
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.43 5.43
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all together, would you say you are:
5 very happy
4 fairly happy
3 neither happy not unhappy
2 fairly unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 42