Kainulainen et al. (2018): study FI 2012
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kainulainen, S.; Saari, J.; Veenhoven, R.
- Title:
- Life-Satisfaction is More a Matter of Feeling Well Than Having What You Want. Tests of Veenhoven's Theory
- Source:
- International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2018, Vol. 4, 209 - 235
Investigation
- Public
- 20-64 aged, Finland, 2016
- Survey name
- FI-TITA
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 1890
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Life has its pluses and minuses, how do these balance in your life? Taking all together, how would you say you are with your life as a whole these days?
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ac
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 10,14-15
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 8.15 8.15
- SD:
- 1.33 1.33
- Full text:
-
self report on single question:
We all experience good and bad feelings, how do these weigh up in your case? How is your average mood these days?
10 mostly pleasant
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 mostly unpleasant - Classification:
- A-AOL-c-sq-n-11-b
- Author's label:
- Affect
- Page in publication:
- 10,14-15
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.91 7.91
- SD:
- 1.33 1.33
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Please think of what you want in life: how much have these wants been met these days?
10 I have got more than I ever dreamed of
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 life falls short of my wants.. - Classification:
- C-W-h-sq-n-11-c
- Author's label:
- Contentment
- Page in publication:
- 10,14-15
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.55 7.55
- SD:
- 1.49 1.49