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World Values Survey (2012): study CN 2013

Publication

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

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, China, 2013
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 6
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2300
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: 1.1%,   2: 1.8%,   3: 3.3%,   4: 5.9%,   5: 11.8%,   6: 13.1%,   7: 18.3%,   8: 24.7%,   9: 10.3%,   10: 7.8%   (total 98.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.85 6.50
SD:
1.98 2.20
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: 1.1%,   2: 13.3%,   3: 68.8%,   4: 15.7%   (total 98.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.00 6.99
SD:
0.58 1.65