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Studies

Cummins et al. (2003d): study AU 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Cummins, R.A.; Eckersley, R.; Lo, S.K.; Okerstrom, E.
Title:
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index. Survey 7, Report 7.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. The Effect of Work.
Source:
Australian Center on Quality of Life, 2003, Melbourne, Australia.

Investigation

Public
18+aged, general public, Australia, 2003
Survey name
AU-WI Survey 7
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 1993
Non Response
85%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

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
Remarks:
The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100
Page in publication:
4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.82 7.82
SD:
1.68 1.68

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Change in satisfaction with life as a whole