Distributional Findings on Happiness by measure type and by year in the general public of Bangladesh (BD)

4-step verbal Happiness (111C)

Typical text:

Taking all things together, would you say you are?:
- very happy
- quite happy
- not very happy
- not at all happy
very = 4 ......not at all = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 4) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 1996 3.01 0.62 7.01 1.74 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 2002 2.90 0.65 6.66 1.92 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 2018 3.17 0.60 7.41 1.57 Average 3.03 0.62 7.03 1.75

10-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122F)

Typical text:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole now?
10 satisfied
.: .
1 dissatisfied

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1996 6.41 2.25 6.01 2.50 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 2002 5.77 2.18 5.30 2.42 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I 2018 7.60 1.86 7.33 2.07 Average 6.59 2.09 6.21 2.33

11-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122G)

Typical text:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
10 very satisfied
:
0 not satisfied

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a 2008 5.25 2.10 5.25 2.10 Average 5.25 2.10 5.25 2.10

11-step life-satisfaction plus imputation of missing cases (19G)

Typical text:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
10 very satisfied
:
0 not satisfied
Missing cases of average life-satisfaction in nations estimated on the basis of a combination of observed components of happiness in that nation:
1) Afffective component, measured using responses to multiple questions about yesterday's affective experience, from which an affect balance score was computed
2) Cognitive component, measured using responses to single question on Best-Worst possible life
Computation explained in EHERO Working Paper 2021-3 https://www.eur.nl/en/ehero/media/2021-03-ehero-workingpaper2021-3 How to complete the ranklist of happiness in nations

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2006 5.66 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2007 5.90 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2008 5.95 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2009 6.17 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2010 6.05 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2011 6.36 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2012 6.25 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2013 6.17 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2015 6.02 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2016 6.02 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2017 5.83 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2018 5.93 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2019 6.38 Average 6.05

More days like yesterday (24A)

Typical text:

Do you want more days like yesterday?
- yes
- no
% yes

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AOL-yd-sq-v-2-a 2008 65.00 Average 65.00

6 item yesterday Affect Balance (24D)

Typical text:

Did you feel yesterday.. (yes/no)?
- enjoyment
- worry
- sadness
- anger
- depression
- did you smile and laugh a lot

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2008 49.35 7.47 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2009 44.70 7.24 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2010 33.62 6.68 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2011 45.00 7.25 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2012 53.03 7.65 Average 45.14 7.26

10 item Yesterday Affect Balance (24E)

Typical text:

Did you feel yesterday (yes/no)
- well-rested
- treated with respect
- smile and laugh a lot
- learn or do something interesting
- enjoyment
- physical pain
- worry
- sadness
- stress
- anger

Rated:
0: no
1: yes

Computation: (A+B+C+D+E) - (F+G+H+I+J)

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2006 23.00 6.15 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2007 27.00 6.35 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2008 40.00 7.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2009 38.00 6.90 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2010 30.00 6.50 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2011 36.00 6.80 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2012 43.00 7.15 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2013 33.00 6.65 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2014 32.00 6.60 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2015 35.00 6.75 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2016 31.00 6.55 Average 33.45 6.67

11 item Yesterday's Affect Balance (24F)

Typical text:

Did you feel yesterday.. (yes/no)?
- well rested
- worried
- proud
- depressed
- ...etc
Computation: % positive affect minus % negative affect

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-o 2008 40.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-o 2012 42.03 Average 41.02

14-item Yesterday's Affect Balance (24G)

Typical text:

Did you feel yesterday.. (yes/no)?
- well rested
- worried
- proud
- depressed
- ...etc
Computation: % positive affect minus % negative affect

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-b 2008 38.00 Average 38.00

11-step numeral Best-Worst possible Life (32D)

Typical text:

Suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder the worst possible life. Where on this ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
- 10
- .
- .
- 0

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2002 4.49 1.84 4.49 1.84 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2006 4.31 1.76 4.31 1.76 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2006 4.32 1.76 4.32 1.76 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2007 4.60 1.79 4.60 1.79 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2007 4.61 1.80 4.61 1.80 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2008 5.05 1.76 5.05 1.76 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2009 5.08 1.69 5.08 1.69 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2010 4.86 1.93 4.86 1.93 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2011 4.99 1.86 4.99 1.86 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2012 4.72 1.93 4.72 1.93 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2013 4.66 2.03 4.66 2.03 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2014 4.64 1.90 4.64 1.90 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2015 4.63 2.16 4.63 2.16 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2016 4.56 1.98 4.56 1.98 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2017 4.31 1.87 4.31 1.87 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2018 4.50 2.16 4.50 2.16 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2019 5.11 2.88 5.11 2.88 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2020 5.28 5.28 Average 4.71 1.95 4.71 1.95

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Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2006 27.92 6.40 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2007 32.15 6.61 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-j 2011 0.38 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2013 37.30 6.86 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2015 40.88 7.04 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2016 32.49 6.62 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2017 35.53 6.78 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2018 18.01 5.90 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2019 16.78 5.84 Average