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Studies

Allardt (1973): study DK 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Allardt, E.
Title:
About Dimensions of Welfare: An Explanatory Analysis of a Comparative Scandinavian Survey.
Source:
Research Reports, Nr.1, Research Group for Comparative Sociology, University of Helsinki, 1973, Finland

Investigation

Public
15-64 aged, general public, Denmark, 1972
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you feel your life at present is.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  quite unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
119
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 4%,   3: 53%,   4: 40%   (total 97%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.37 7.81
SD:
0.56 1.74

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income