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Studies

Knies (2011): study GB 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Knies, G.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Material Well-Being of Young People in the UK.
Source:
McFall, S.L.;et al;Eds.; ''Understanding Society'', Institute for Social, and Economic Research, 2011, University of Essex, 2011, UK, 16 - 22

Investigation

Public
Young people, aged 10-15, UK, 200?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 2163
Non Response
158
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Interview: computer assisted (CAPI) & Questionnaire: paper

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Which of these faces describe best how you feel about your life as a whole?
7  completely happy
6
5
4
3
2
1  not at all happy
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-f-7-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.52%,   2: 0.84%,   3: 1.95%,   4: 6.81%,   5: 16.53%,   6: 36.85%,   7: 35.62%   (total 99.12%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.94 8.23
SD:
1.11 1.86

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age