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Distributional findings

Study World Values Survey (2012): study NZ 2011

Public
18+ aged, general public, New Zealand, 2011
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 6
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 841
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
1  completely dissatisfied
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.1%,   2: 1%,   3: 2.4%,   4: 2.9%,   5: 5.9%,   6: 8.6%,   7: 15%,   8: 27.8%,   9: 16.2%,   10: 17.8%   (total 98.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.64 7.38
SD:
1.95 2.16
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.7%,   2: 4.3%,   3: 58.7%,   4: 33.7%   (total 97.4%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.29 7.73
SD:
0.58 1.44