Cummins et al. (2003a): study AU 2002
Publication
- Author(s):
- Cummins, R.A.; Davern, M.T.; Eckersley, R.; Hunter, B.; Lo, S.K.; Okerstrom, E.
- Title:
- Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Survey 5, Report 5.0. The Wellbeing of Australians: 1. Personal Finances 2. The Impact of the Bali Bombing.
- Source:
- Australian Center on Quality of Life, 2003, Melbourne, Australia.
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2002
- Sample
- Probability area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1999
- Non Response
- 75%
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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
- Remarks:
- The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100
- Page in publication:
- 5
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.77 7.77
- SD:
- 1.73 1.73