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Studies

Mujcic & Oswald (2016): study AU 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Mujcic, R.; Oswald, A.J.
Title:
Evolution of Well-Being and Happiness After Increases in Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables.
Source:
American Journal of Public Health, 2016, Vol 106, 1504 - 1510

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, Australia, followed 3 years 2007-2009
Survey name
AU-HILDA combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 12385
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Face to face interviews and self completion questionnaires

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.91 7.91
SD:
1.41 1.41
Full text:
Self report on single question:

During the past 4 weeks….. Have you been a happy person?
6  all of the time
5  most of the time
4  a good bit of the time
3  some of the time
2  a little of the time
1  none of the time

Item MH5 in SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study 36 item Short Form)
Classification:
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a
Author's label:
Beena happy person
Page in publication:
6
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1%,   2: 4.8%,   3: 13.9%,   4: 19.5%,   5: 51.9%,   6: 8.9%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.43 -
SD:
1.05 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Change consumption fruits and vegetables