Wong et al. (2006): study HK 2003
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wong, C.K.; Mok, B.H.; Wong, K.Y.
- Title:
- Subjective Well-Being, Societal Conditions and Social Policy. The Case Study of a Rich Chinese Society.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 2006, Vol 78, 408 - 428
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, age range not reported, general public, Hong Kong, 2003
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 0
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 4 questions:
Using the 1-5 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
A In most ways my life is close to ideal
B The conditions of my life are excellent
C I am satisfied with my life
D So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
Answers rated:
5 strongly agree
4 slightly agree
3 neither agree nor disagree
2 slightly disagree
1 strongly disagree
Computation:(A+B+C+D)/4
Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
(In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.) - Classification:
- M-CO-u-mq-v-5-ba
- Remarks:
- Full distribution of responses to all SLWS items provided by the author
Mean expressed on range 1 to 5
Average response on all four items:1: strongly disagree 2,8%; 2: disagree 28,4%, 3: half half 29,0%; 4: agree 337%, 5: strongly agree 2,3% - Page in publication:
- II
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.72 -
- SD:
- - -