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

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 4.95 2.62 4.95 2.62 Average 4.95 2.62 4.95 2.62

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 2007 5.26 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2008 4.92 O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2009 5.35 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2010 5.76 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2011 5.84 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2012 5.81 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2013 5.53 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2014 5.57 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2015 5.19 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2016 5.63 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2017 5.64 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2018 5.47 * O-SLW-*-ds-nt-11-a 2019 5.40 Average 5.49

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 2007 72.00 Average 72.00

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 55.58 7.78 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2009 56.78 7.84 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2010 64.93 8.25 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2011 58.71 7.94 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-tb 2012 61.84 8.09 Average 59.58 7.98

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 2007 51.00 7.60 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2008 56.00 7.80 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2009 49.00 7.50 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2010 61.00 8.10 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2011 54.00 7.70 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2012 53.00 7.70 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2013 52.00 7.60 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2014 54.00 7.70 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2015 58.00 7.90 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2016 34.00 6.70 Average 52.20 7.63

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 2007 56.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-o 2009 52.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-o 2012 55.60 Average 54.53

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 2007 52.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-b 2009 50.00 Average 51.00

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 2007 4.14 1.89 4.14 1.89 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2007 4.15 1.90 4.15 1.90 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2008 4.25 1.61 4.25 1.61 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2009 4.50 1.58 4.50 1.58 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2010 4.77 1.57 4.77 1.57 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2011 4.78 1.69 4.78 1.69 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2012 4.67 1.36 4.67 1.36 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2013 4.20 1.62 4.20 1.62 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2014 4.48 1.77 4.48 1.77 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2015 3.92 1.52 3.92 1.52 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2016 4.47 2.18 4.47 2.18 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2017 4.68 2.13 4.68 2.13 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2018 4.31 2.12 4.31 2.12 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2019 4.15 2.58 4.15 2.58 Average 4.39 1.82 4.39 1.82

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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 2007 55.86 7.79 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-j 2011 0.63 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2013 59.73 7.99 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2014 59.15 7.96 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2015 62.56 8.13 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2016 51.29 7.56 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2017 36.48 6.82 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2018 38.78 6.94 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-fb 2019 43.21 7.16 Average