Distributional Findings on Happiness by measure type and by year in the general public of Hong Kong (HK)

11-step numeral Happiness (112G)

Typical text:

Generally speaking, how happy do you feel?
10 extremely happy
:
0 extremely unhappy

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-u-sq-n-11-b 2006 7.06 1.83 7.06 1.83 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-b 2007 6.73 2.16 6.73 2.16 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-b 2008 6.93 1.96 6.93 1.96 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-b 2009 6.91 2.19 6.91 2.19 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-b 2010 7.01 1.86 7.01 1.86 Average 6.93 2.00 6.93 2.00

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-u-sq-n-11-j 2007 7.19 1.68 7.19 1.68 O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-j 2008 6.91 2.07 6.91 2.07 O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-j 2009 7.06 1.80 7.06 1.80 * O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-j 2010 6.94 2.14 6.94 2.14 Average 7.02 1.93 7.02 1.93