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European Social Survey (ESS) (2002): study LU 2002

Publication

Author(s):
European Social Survey (ESS),
Title:
European Social Survey (ESS) Round 1
Source:
Homepage European Social Survey

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Luxembourg, 2002
Survey name
EU-ESS 1: 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1552
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Remarks:
The question used for French speaking inhabitants of Luxembourgh was about 'satisfaction with life' instead of 'happiness' and should be coded as O-SLW/u/sq/n/11/d
valid responses: 1544
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.76%,   2: 0.26%,   3: 0.51%,   4: 1.2%,   5: 1.78%,   6: 8.05%,   7: 5.55%,   8: 14.72%,   9: 23.86%,   10: 20.16%,   11: 22.67%   (total 99.52%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.91 7.91
SD:
1.90 1.90
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Remarks:
valid responses: 1543
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.9%,   2: 0.48%,   3: 0.85%,   4: 1.1%,   5: 2.19%,   6: 9.21%,   7: 5.3%,   8: 13.82%,   9: 23.37%,   10: 19.2%,   11: 23%   (total 99.42%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.83 7.83
SD:
2.01 2.01