Keck & Delhey (2004): study PL 2003

Publication

Author(s):: Keck, W.; Delhey, J.
Title:: Subjective Well-Being.
Source:: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, "Quality of Life in Europe. First European Quality of Life Survey 2003 ", 2004, Dublin, Ireland, Chapter 7

Full text:: Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life these days? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where one means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied
10 very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 very dissatisfied
- don't know
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b
Page in publication:: 61
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 4.9%, 2: 1.8%, 3: 4.1%, 4: 6.3%, 5: 27.2%, 6: 10.2%, 7: 15%, 8: 16.5%, 9: 3.7%, 10: 10.4% (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 6.17 5.74
SD:: 2.28 2.53

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Taking all things together on a scale of one to 10, how happy would you say you are? Here one means you are very unhappy and 10 means you are very happy
10 very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 very unhappy
Classification:: O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b
Page in publication:: 61
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 1.5%, 2: 1.3%, 3: 3.4%, 4: 3.4%, 5: 21.4%, 6: 10%, 7: 16.2%, 8: 20.3%, 9: 7.2%, 10: 15.4% (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 6.89 6.54
SD:: 2.13 2.37