Olgiati et al. (2013): study ZZ Western nations 2006
Publication
- Author(s):
- Olgiati, A; Berkman, L.F.; Calvo, R
- Title:
- Are Migrants Going Up a Blind Alley? Economic Migration and Life Satisfaction around the World: Cross-National Evidence from Europe, North America and Australia
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 2013, Vol. 114, 383 - 404
Investigation
- Public
- 15+ aged general public, 16 Western countries, 2006-2011
- Survey name
- INT-GallupWorldPoll 2006-2011
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage random
- Respondents
- N = 51004
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
0 dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 388, 395
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.84 7.84
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
[ 10 ] best possible life
[ 9 ]
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ]
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1 ]
[ 0 ] worst possible life
Preceded by 1) open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.
Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original) - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 388. 395
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.31 7.31
- SD:
- - -