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Studies

Inglehart et al. (2008): study FR 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Inglehart, R.; Foa, R.; Peterson, C.
Title:
Development, Freedom, and Rising Happiness.
Source:
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2008, Vol. 3, 264 - 285

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, France, 2006
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

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 these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Page in publication:
v22
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.3%,   2: 0.9%,   3: 3.9%,   4: 4.1%,   5: 13.2%,   6: 10.6%,   7: 21.8%,   8: 26.6%,   9: 10.8%,   10: 6.7%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.91 6.57
SD:
1.90 2.11