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Inoguchi (2003): study LK Colombo 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Inoguchi, T.
Title:
Asia Barometer Survey 2003
Source:
http://www.asiabarometer.org

Investigation

Public
Working aged (20-59), City of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2003
Survey name
AsiaBarometer 2003
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 525
Non Response
0
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  pretty happy
3  neither happy, not unhappy
2  not too happy
1  very unhappy
-   Don't know
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.5%,   2: 7.2%,   3: 9.1%,   4: 60.4%,   5: 21.7%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.94 6.84
SD:
0.85 1.65