Tambyah et al. (2010): study SG 2006
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tambyah, S.K.; Kau, A.K.; Tan, S.J.
- Title:
- Happiness, Enjoyment, Achievement and Overall Quality of Life.
- Source:
- The Well-Being of Singaporeans.Values, Lifestyles, Satisfaction and Quality of Life, 2010, World Scientific Press, Singapore, Chapter 4
Investigation
- Public
- Working aged (20-69), Singapore 2006
- Survey name
- AsiaBarometer 2006
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All things considered, would you say you are happy these days?
5 very happy
4 quite happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 not too unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-p
- Author's label:
- Level of happiness
- Remarks:
- Balanced:(5+4) - (2+1) = +72,5
- Page in publication:
- 56
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 27.5%, 2: 51.1%, 3: 15.4%, 4: 5.2%, 5: 0.9% (total 100.1%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.01 2.68
- SD:
- 0.85 1.89
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life these days?
4 often
3 sometimes
2 rarely
1 never
- don't know - Classification:
- M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b
- Author's label:
- Level of enjoyment
- Remarks:
- Balanced: (4+3) - (2+1) = +77,0
- Page in publication:
- 56
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.5%, 2: 10%, 3: 54.2%, 4: 34.3% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.21 5.77
- SD:
- 0.68 1.77
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How much do you feel you are accomplishing what you want out of life?
4 a great deal
3 some
2 very little
1 none
- don't know - Classification:
- C-W-u-sq-v-4-c
- Author's label:
- Levels of achievement
- Remarks:
- Balanced: (4+3) - (2+1) = +52,1
- Page in publication:
- 57
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 3.2%, 2: 20.7%, 3: 59.1%, 4: 16.9% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.90 -
- SD:
- 0.70 -