Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study ZZ Asia 2003
Publication
- Author(s):
- Inoguchi, T.; Fujii, S.
- Title:
- The Quality of Life in Asia. A Comparison of Quality of Life in Asia
- Source:
- Springer, 2013, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public
- Working aged (20-59), 29 Asian nations, 2003-2008
- Survey name
- Asia Barometer 2003-2008
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 47229
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All things considered, would you say you are happy these days?
5 very happy
4 quite happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 not too happy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-mb
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- 55,1% more happy than unhappy (Pencentage Difference Index PDI)
This question was not asked in the China 2004 survey.
In the 2003 and 2004 questionnaires 'quite happy' was replaced bij 'pretty happy'. - Page in publication:
- 27-30, 100
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.8%, 2: 8.1%, 3: 25%, 4: 45.1%, 5: 19.9% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.73 6.41
- SD:
- 0.93 1.77
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life these days?
4 often
3 sometimes
2 rarely
1 never
- don't know - Classification:
- M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b
- Author's label:
- enjoyment
- Page in publication:
- 100
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.10 -
- SD:
- 0.72 -