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Correlational findings

Study Well-Being Study Unit (2012a): study JP 2012

Public
15-69 aged, general population, Japan, 2012
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 10469
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Online addition to Quality of Life Survey, which involved face-to-face interviews and self completion questionnaires. This online addition asseses well-being indicators not included in the main survey. The publication focusses on differences due to method of assesment. The Main quality of Life Survey is reported in: ~Well-Being Study Unit (2012b)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Survey method
Our Classification
Remarks
Data on direct-visit: from main survey. The main survey was Quality of Life Survey (~Well-Being Study Unit (2012b)), which involved face-to-face interviews and self completion questionnaires. An online survey was additionally conducted, to assess well-being indicators not included in the main survey. The publication focusses on differences due to method of assesment.
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: Online survey
0: Direct visit and self completion

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-11-e DM = -                All    Males    Females
Online         6,1     5,4      6,0
Direct visit   6,6     5,6      6,6
-difference   -0,5    -0,2     -0,6

Difference greater among:
- females
- young people

Unaffected by self reported health
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bb DM = - 1:          M = 5,7
0:          M = 6,0
-difference M = -0,3
Higher among females