print

Nations

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

Typical text:
In general, how happy would you say you are?:
- very happy
- fairly happy
- not very happy
very = 3...not very = 1
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 3) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1975 1.87 0.67 6.36 1.75 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1975 1.87 0.67 6.26 1.71 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1976 2.27 0.61 7.29 1.65 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1976 2.08 0.65 6.80 1.71 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1977 2.34 0.59 7.49 1.61 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1978 2.11 0.63 6.87 1.66 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1978 2.18 0.62 7.06 1.66 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1979 2.28 0.64 7.33 1.70 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1982 2.20 0.64 7.10 1.69 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1983 2.24 0.62 7.20 1.66 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1983 2.21 0.62 7.14 1.65 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1984 2.25 0.63 7.25 1.67 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1985 2.21 0.62 7.14 1.66 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1986 2.22 0.60 7.16 1.60 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab 1986 2.10 0.66 6.85 1.73 Average 2.16 0.63 7.02 1.67
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 1981 3.35 0.59 7.88 1.44 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 1990 3.36 0.64 7.86 1.62 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-f 1991 3.33 0.63 7.43 1.77 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 1999 3.38 0.58 7.94 1.39 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 2001 3.21 0.59 7.54 1.51 O-HL-g-sq-v-4-h 2001 3.39 0.59 7.58 1.65 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 2003 3.21 0.59 7.54 1.51 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 2006 3.40 0.62 7.97 1.52 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-f 2007 3.44 0.58 7.73 1.62 Average 3.34 0.60 7.72 1.56
Typical text:
Taking all things together on a scale of one to ten, how hapy would you say you are?
1 very unhappy
:
10 very happy
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b 2003 8.06 1.67 7.85 1.85 O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b 2007 8.02 1.45 7.80 1.61 Average 8.04 1.56 7.82 1.73
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-a 2002 7.88 1.77 7.88 1.77 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2004 7.98 1.68 7.98 1.68 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2006 7.77 1.77 7.77 1.77 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2008 7.54 1.80 7.54 1.80 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2010 7.00 2.07 7.00 2.07 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2012 7.13 1.93 7.13 1.93 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2014 7.32 1.86 7.32 1.86 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2016 7.56 1.72 7.56 1.72 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2018 7.75 1.63 7.75 1.63 Average 7.55 1.80 7.55 1.80
Typical text:
How satisfied are you with the life you lead?
- very satisfied
- fairly satisfied
- not very satisfied
- not at all satisfied
very = 4 ....... not at all = 1
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 4) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1973 3.47 0.69 7.82 1.90 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1975 3.21 0.73 7.10 1.99 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1975 3.20 0.74 7.08 2.03 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1975 3.27 0.72 7.27 1.98 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1976 3.20 0.71 7.08 1.96 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1976 3.21 0.75 7.10 2.05 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1977 3.22 0.76 7.13 2.07 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1977 3.27 0.77 7.27 2.10 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1978 3.29 0.72 7.31 1.97 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1978 3.23 0.80 7.17 2.19 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1979 3.16 0.81 6.97 2.21 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1980 3.17 0.74 6.99 2.03 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1981 3.15 0.76 6.94 2.09 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1982 3.25 0.73 7.22 2.02 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1982 3.15 0.75 6.94 2.06 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1983 3.13 0.81 6.89 2.22 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1983 2.99 0.84 6.50 2.28 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1984 3.14 0.83 6.92 2.26 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1984 3.11 0.75 6.82 2.05 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1985 3.07 0.82 6.72 2.23 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1985 3.03 0.76 6.61 2.07 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1986 3.10 0.82 6.81 2.24 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1986 2.99 0.77 6.50 2.10 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1987 3.02 0.83 6.58 2.25 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1987 2.87 0.85 6.17 2.30 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1988 3.03 0.84 6.61 2.29 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1988 2.86 0.85 6.13 2.33 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1989 3.06 0.81 6.69 2.21 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1989 3.06 0.82 6.68 2.24 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1989 3.14 0.86 6.92 2.33 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1990 3.28 0.72 7.30 1.99 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1990 3.09 0.74 6.77 2.03 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1991 3.25 0.77 7.22 2.11 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1991 3.22 0.80 7.14 2.18 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1992 3.20 0.77 7.08 2.12 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1992 3.17 0.78 7.00 2.14 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1993 3.15 0.76 6.94 2.07 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1993 3.13 0.76 6.88 2.09 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1994 3.17 0.77 7.00 2.10 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1994 3.25 0.72 7.22 1.98 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1995 3.21 0.70 7.11 1.93 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1996 3.22 0.67 7.12 1.86 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1997 3.33 0.66 7.44 1.84 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1998 3.22 0.66 7.14 1.83 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1999 3.19 0.69 7.03 1.90 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2000 3.21 0.71 7.11 1.96 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2000 3.20 0.70 7.08 1.93 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2001 3.26 0.68 7.24 1.86 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2001 3.22 0.61 7.13 1.71 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2002 3.20 0.62 7.08 1.73 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2002 3.14 0.64 6.91 1.77 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2003 3.17 0.64 6.97 1.78 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2004 3.32 0.62 7.41 1.71 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2005 3.24 0.68 7.19 1.89 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2005 3.31 0.63 7.38 1.75 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2006 3.27 0.66 7.27 1.83 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2006 3.28 0.64 7.28 1.76 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2007 3.24 0.69 7.20 1.88 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2007 3.21 0.67 7.10 1.85 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2008 3.26 0.67 7.24 1.84 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2008 3.15 0.69 6.94 1.89 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2009 3.25 0.73 7.22 2.01 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2009 3.12 0.71 6.85 1.97 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2010 3.09 0.81 6.78 2.19 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2010 3.24 0.70 7.19 1.93 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2011 3.19 0.74 7.05 2.04 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2011 3.12 0.71 6.85 1.97 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2012 3.15 0.67 6.92 1.86 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2012 3.00 0.80 6.53 2.18 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2013 3.01 0.76 6.55 2.07 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2013 3.05 0.74 6.66 2.03 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2014 3.24 0.71 7.18 1.95 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2014 3.30 0.64 7.34 1.78 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2015 3.30 0.67 7.35 1.85 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2015 3.37 0.63 7.54 1.74 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2016 3.40 0.64 7.63 1.78 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2016 3.40 0.60 7.63 1.66 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2017 3.43 0.58 7.69 1.60 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2017 3.34 0.59 7.46 1.63 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2018 3.39 0.55 7.59 1.53 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2018 3.40 0.55 7.62 1.53 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2019 3.30 0.61 7.34 1.69 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2019 3.35 0.64 7.48 1.77 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2020 3.24 0.62 7.18 1.72 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2021 3.06 0.68 6.68 1.87 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2021 3.15 0.65 6.93 1.81 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2023 3.41 0.57 7.66 1.59 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2023 3.49 0.55 7.88 1.55 Average 3.20 0.71 7.08 1.96
Typical text:
Overall, how satisfied are you with your present life?
- very satisfied
- fairly satisfied
- neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
- fairly dissatisfied
- very dissatisfied
very satisfied = 5 ..... very dissatisfied = 1
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLL-u-sq-v-5-a 1990 4.07 0.86 7.13 1.71 Average 4.07 0.86 7.13 1.71
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 1981 7.71 1.89 7.45 2.10 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1981 8.15 1.86 7.94 2.06 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1990 7.88 1.92 7.64 2.14 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1999 8.16 1.81 7.96 2.01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b 2003 7.66 1.75 7.40 1.95 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b 2007 7.59 1.83 7.32 2.03 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b 2016 7.70 7.44 Average 7.84 1.84 7.59 2.05
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-cc 1975 8.17 2.07 8.17 2.07 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cc 1983 7.20 2.03 7.20 2.03 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2002 7.44 2.07 7.44 2.07 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-eb 2002 7.80 1.54 7.80 1.54 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2004 7.72 1.74 7.72 1.74 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2006 7.54 1.93 7.54 1.93 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a 2008 8.14 1.42 8.14 1.42 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2008 7.12 2.11 7.12 2.11 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2010 6.59 2.25 6.59 2.25 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2012 6.78 2.23 6.78 2.23 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cj 2013 7.40 7.40 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2014 7.06 2.02 7.06 2.02 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2016 7.28 1.88 7.28 1.88 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2018 7.25 1.96 7.25 1.96 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cc 2018 8.10 8.10 Average 7.44 1.94 7.44 1.94
Typical text:
Thinking about the good and bad things in your life, which of these answers best describes your life-as-a-whole?
1 as bad as can be
:
7 as good as can be
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 7) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-GBB-u-sq-v-7-a 2001 5.47 0.99 Average 5.46 0.99
Typical text:
All things considered, how would you rate your quality of life on a scale from 1 to 10?
10 good
:
1 bad
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-QOL-c-sq-n-10-a 2001 6.88 1.67 6.53 1.86 O-QOL-c-sq-n-10-a 2003 7.13 1.53 6.81 1.70 Average 7.00 1.60 6.67 1.78
Typical text:
A: How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
B: How satisfied are you with how your life has turned out so far?
C: How happy are you?
0 extremely dissatisfied
:
10 extremely satisfied
Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-a 2006 7.53 7.53 Average 7.53 7.53
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 7.31 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2008 7.24 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2009 7.01 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2010 7.35 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2011 7.28 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2012 7.20 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2013 7.12 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2014 7.14 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2015 7.02 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2016 7.32 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2017 7.33 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2018 7.33 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2019 7.54 Average 7.25
Typical text:
During the past few weeks did you ever feel (yes/no)
- particularly excited or interested in something?
- so restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
- proud because someone complimented you on something you had done?
- very lonely or remote from other people?
- pleased about having accomplished something?
- bored?
- on top of the world?
- depressed?
- that things were going your way?
- upset because someone criticized you?
Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.63 2.03 6.63 203.00 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.00 2.18 7.00 2.18 Average 1.81 2.10 6.81 102.59
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 74.00 Average 74.00
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 72.76 8.64 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2009 62.94 8.15 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2010 67.53 8.38 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2011 67.49 8.37 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2012 59.85 7.99 Average 66.11 8.31
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 61.00 8.10 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2008 62.00 8.10 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2009 51.00 7.60 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2010 58.00 7.90 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2011 58.00 7.90 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2012 49.00 7.50 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2013 48.00 7.40 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2014 50.00 7.50 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2015 53.00 7.65 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2016 53.00 7.65 Average 54.30 7.73
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 62.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-o 2012 51.60 Average 56.80
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 60.00 Average 60.00
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 2006 7.14 1.82 7.14 1.82 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2008 7.57 1.51 7.57 1.51 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2009 7.05 1.81 7.05 1.81 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2010 7.26 1.91 7.26 1.91 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2011 7.01 1.89 7.01 1.89 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2012 6.96 1.87 6.96 1.87 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2013 6.76 1.98 6.76 1.98 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2014 7.02 1.67 7.02 1.67 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2015 6.83 1.77 6.83 1.77 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2016 7.04 1.84 7.04 1.84 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2017 7.06 1.76 7.06 1.76 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2018 6.96 1.86 6.96 1.86 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2019 7.25 1.68 7.25 1.68 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2020 7.04 7.04 Average 7.07 1.80 7.07 1.80
Typical text:
On the whole my life is close to how I would like it to be
- strongly agree
- agree
- neither agree nor disagree
- disagree
- strongly disagree
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD C-RA-u-sq-v-5-a 2007 3.71 0.95 6.41 1.89 Average 3.71 0.95 6.41 1.89
Typical text:
Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 7) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-QOL-u-sq-v-7-a 2001 5.47 0.98 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2006 66.96 8.35 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-j 2011 0.71 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2013 56.91 7.85 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2014 55.56 7.78 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2015 57.40 7.87 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2016 59.81 7.99 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2017 62.06 8.10 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2018 59.78 7.99 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2019 58.37 7.92 Average