Veenhoven (1990b): study ZZ 1965
Publication
- Author(s):
- Veenhoven, R.
- Title:
- Inequality in Happiness. Inequality in Countries Compared Between Countries.
- Source:
- Paper 12th Work Congress of Sociology, July 1990, Madrid, Spain
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, general public, 28 countries, 1965-1985
- Sample
- Selection from general population sample
- Respondents
- N = 30000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single questions
Six equivalent questions on overall happiness. (Slightly different items used in the various nations)
Scores transformed to common range 1 - 3, by recoding;
A "Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are;
would you say you are...?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy
B Taken all things together, how would you say things are these days; would you say you are ...?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy
C Taken all together, would you say you are.....?
3 very happy
2 quite happy
1 not very happy
1 not at all happy
D Taken all together how would you say things are these days; would you say you are ...?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy
E In general, how happy would you say you are...?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not very happy
F How happy do you feel as you live now? Please choose one item from this card that is closest to your feeling
3 very happy
3 fairly happy
2 neither happy nor unhappy
1 fairly unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HV-*-sq-vt-3-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Sweden .52 .18 2.23
Switzerland .57 .32 2.17
Thailand .56 .44 2.01
U. Kingdom .61 .34 2.23
USA .63 .34 2.31
W-Germany .54 .47 2.02
Adjusted standard deviatious correct for the possible variation given the level of happiness (in a coutry where almost everybody is happy there can be less variance).