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Lee (2011): study FR Paris 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Lee, N.Y.
Title:
Assessing Happiness and Competitiveness of World Major Metropolises.
Source:
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, May 8, 2011

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, City of Paris, France, 2006-08
Survey name
Asia Barometer
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

How happy are you now?
5  very happy
4  somewhat happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  not very happy
1  not happy at all
-   DK
-   NA
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.1%,   2: 4.8%,   3: 16.5%,   4: 50.5%,   5: 25%   (total 97.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.96 7.39
SD:
0.85 2.12