Gundelach & Kreiner (2004): study ZZ Western Europe 1999
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gundelach, P.; Kreiner, S.
- Title:
- Happiness and Life Satisfaction in Advanced European Countries.
- Source:
- Cross-Cultural Research, 2004, Vol. 38, 359 - 386
Investigation
- Public
- 18 + aged, general public, 9 nations in Western Europe, 1999
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 10517
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Iceland: face to face 74%; by phone 26% in remote areas.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
- Author's label:
- self-rated life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 364
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- self-rated happiness
- Remarks:
- Netherlands: M = 3,42 , SD = 0,57
Denmark: M = 3,40, SD = 0,58
Iceland: M = 3,32 , SD = 0,61
Belgium M = 3,34, SD = 0,65
Sweden M = 3,29, SD = 0,61
Austria M = 3,26, SD = 0,65
Finland M = 3,14, SD = 0,59
West-Germany M = 3,05, SD = 0,59
East-Germany M = 2,95, SD = 0,7 - Page in publication:
- 364, 374