Rato (2012): study MO 2008

Publication

Author(s):

Rato, R.

Title:

Happiness in Macau.

Source:

Personal Communication, 2 -11-2012

Investigation

Public

Adults, age range not reported, general public, Macao, 2008

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Sampling not reported

Respondents

N = 500

Non Response

Assessment

not reported

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as a whole?
10  completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0   completely dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-a

Remarks:

The mean is the average of 4 quarters.
Mean of each quarter: Scale 0-100
       Mean   SD
4Q: 63.9     12.8
1Q: 64.4     16.2
2Q: 65.4     15.5
3Q: 68.6     13.8

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.58 6.58

SD:

1.46 1.46