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Studies

Cummins (2005): study AR 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Cummins, R.A.
Title:
Personal Well-Being Index (PWI) Manual 29-4-05. Version 3.
Source:
Deakin University, Australian Center on Quality of Life, 2005, Melbourne, Australia

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, Argentina, 2002
Sample
Sampling not reported
Respondents
N = 492
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1   very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5  neutral
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied

First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used until 2005)
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca
Author's label:
Life as a whole
Page in publication:
11

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with standard of living