Lau et al. (2004): study AU 2002
Publication
- Author(s):
- Lau, A.L.D.; Cummins, R.A.; McPherson, W.
- Title:
- An Investigation into the Cross-Cultural Equivalence of the Personal Well-Being Index.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 2005, Vol. 72, 403 - 430
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2002
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive-quota sample
- Respondents
- N = 180
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1 very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5 neutral
6
7
8
9
10 very satisfied
First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used until 2005) - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life as a whole
- Page in publication:
- 409
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.94 7.94
- SD:
- 1.37 1.37