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Studies

ISJP (2000): study US 1991

Publication

Author(s):
ISJP,
Title:
International Social Justice Project, Datafile 1991
Source:
file 1277 Steinmetz archive in the Netherlands

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 1991
Survey name
INT-ISJP 1991
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1414
Non Response
31,9
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  completely dissatisfied
2
3
4  neutral
5
6
7  completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-b
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.9%,   2: 0.8%,   3: 2.3%,   4: 6.9%,   5: 20%,   6: 37.1%,   7: 30.6%   (total 99.6%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.77 7.95
SD:
1.24 2.07