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Studies

ISSP (2003): study BR 2003

Publication

Author(s):
ISSP,
Title:
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP): Website
Source:
International Social Survey Programme

Investigation

Public
Adults, age range not reported, general public, Brazil, 2003
Survey name
INT-ISSP 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

If you were to consider your life in general, how happy or unhappy would you say you are on the whole?
4  very happy
3  fairly happy
2  fairly unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-4-g
Remarks:
Percentages only of valid cases
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.1%,   2: 4.8%,   3: 34.6%,   4: 58.5%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.49 7.87
SD:
0.69 1.98