Study Tiefenbach & Kohlbacher (2011): study JP 2011

Public

15 -79 aged, Japan, 2011

Survey name

JP-LifeStylePref2011

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 3578

Non Response

28,4%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionaire is explained in person to the respondents in their homes. They are left a few days to complete the survey, before the questionaires are finally collected from them again.

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question

How happy are you currently?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Labeling  of scale ends not reported

Classification:

O-HL-c-sq-n-11-f

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

7

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0.6%,   2: 0.8%,   3: 1.7%,   4: 5.2%,   5: 5.5%,   6: 20.7%,   7: 12%,   8: 19.9%,   9: 19.6%,   10: 7.2%,   11: 6.8%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.46 6.46

SD:

2.02 2.02