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Studies

Kainulainen (1998): study FI 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Kainulainen, S.
Title:
Elämäntapahtumat ja Elämään Tyytyväisyys eri Sosiaaliluokissa. (Life Events and Satisfaction with Life in Different Social Classes; Summary).
Source:
Kuopio University Publications, 1998, Finland

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, former province Kuopio, Finland, 1991-1996
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 2682
Non Response
not rep
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfying  do you find your life at the moment.....?
1  very dissatisfying
2  quite dissatisfying
3  not satisfying not dissatisfying
4  quite satisfying
5  very satisfying
Classification:
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-g
Author's label:
Satisfaction with Life (SWL)
Remarks:
Combined result of the 1991/'92  and the 1996 data. Average SWL-value in  1991/'92  = 3.82, that in 1996  increased to 3.89  (p < .10)
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.7%,   2: 5.8%,   3: 14.5%,   4: 61.2%,   5: 16.8%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.86 -
SD:
0.82 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Social Class