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World Values Survey (2012): study GH 2012

Publication

Author(s):
World Values Survey,
Title:
World Values Survey Database
Source:
World Values Survey Association

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Ghana, 2012
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 6
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1552
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
1  completely dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 4%,   2: 4.9%,   3: 7.6%,   4: 9.2%,   5: 12.2%,   6: 12.2%,   7: 16.7%,   8: 17.3%,   9: 8.2%,   10: 7.8%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.14 5.71
SD:
2.40 2.67
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
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3.3%,   2: 15.9%,   3: 29.8%,   4: 51%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.29 7.51
SD:
0.85 2.32