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Studies

Crivelli et al. (2016): study CH 2012

Publication

Author(s):
Crivelli, L.; Della Bella, S.; Lucchini, M.
Title:
Happiness and Health.
Source:
Bruni L.; Porta P.L.; Eds: "Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Happiness and Quality of Life"' Edward Elgar, 2016, Cheltenham, UK / Northampton, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Switzerland, followed 9 years, 2004-2012
Survey name
CH-SHP pooled waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 6960
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life?
0  not at all
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-h
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
380
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.96 7.96
SD:
1.44 1.44

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Health index (bad health)