Ovaska & Takashima (2006): study ZZ 1990
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ovaska, T.; Takashima, R.
- Title:
- Economic Policy and the Level of Self-Perceived Well-Being: An International Comparison.
- Source:
- Journal of Socio-Economics, 2006, Vol. 35, 308 - 325
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 68 nations, 1990-2001.
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 120000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Range 2,44 - 3,47.
Data taken from World Database of Happiness, Collection of Happiness in Nations. - Page in publication:
- 17
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.01 -
- SD:
- 0.27 -
- 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?
1 dissatisfied
2
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5
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9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Range: 3,95 - 8,31
Data taken from World Database of Happiness, Collection of Happiness in Nations. - Page in publication:
- 17
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.63 6.26
- SD:
- 1.11 1.23