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Selim (2008): study TR 1990

Publication

Author(s):
Selim, S.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Happiness in Turkey.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2008, Vol. 88, 531 - 562

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Turkey, 1990-2001
Survey name
INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 6338
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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 in Turkey
Remarks:
Happiness assessed in :
1990: M= 3,081 SD=0,755
1996: M= 3,368 SD=0,726
2001: M= 3,014 SD=0,909
Page in publication:
543
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 4.68%,   2: 12.6%,   3: 45.2%,   4: 37.44%   (total 99.92%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.15 7.26
SD:
0.81 2.23
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction in Turkey
Remarks:
Life satisfaction assessed in :
1990: M= 6,389 SD=2,468
1996: M= 6,193 SD=2,527
2001: M= 5,799 SD=2,689
Page in publication:
543
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 7.51%,   2: 2.21%,   3: 5.17%,   4: 6.45%,   5: 23.81%,   6: 10.64%,   7: 11.51%,   8: 13.13%,   9: 4.59%,   10: 14.95%   (total 99.97%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.13 5.70
SD:
2.57 2.86

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Trend happiness in Turkey