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Studies

Abbott & Sapsford (2006): study RU 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Abbott, P.; Sapsford, R.
Title:
Life-Satisfaction in Post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2006, Vol. 7, 251 - 287

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, Russia, 2001
Survey name
LLH Survey
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 4000
Non Response
27%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

How satisfied are you all things considered with your life as a whole these days?
4  definitely satisfied
3  quite satisfied
2  rather dissatisfied
1  definitely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-c
Author's label:
General satisfaction
Remarks:
% satisfied: 59,7
Page in publication:
256
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days - would you say you are..?
4  very happy
3  pretty happy
2  not too happy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
% happy: 74,7
Page in publication:
256, 263

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age