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Studies

Yeh et al. (2015): study TW 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Yeh, H.-J.; Hseih, Y,-S; Tsay, R.,-M
Title:
Self-Evaluation Affects Subjective Well-Being: The Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Personality in Taiwan
Source:
Filomena Maggino, Ed.: "Social Indicators Research Series 57, A New Research Agenda for Improvements in Quality of Life", Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, Swiss, 2015, 109 - 134

Investigation

Public
Working age public, Taiwan, 2009
Survey name
TW-Social Change Survey 2009
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 1311
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
1  unsatisfied
2  slightly unsatisfied
3  slightly satisfied
4  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-i
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
the original scale was a six-point scale but was reduced to a four-point scale because some categories had too few observations
Page in publication:
116
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 9.8%,   2: 15%,   3: 22.2%,   4: 52.9%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.18 -
SD:
1.02 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all together, how would you say things are these days?
1  unhappy
2  happy
3  very happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-o
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
116
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 21.89%,   2: 61.4%,   3: 16.7%   (total 99.99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.95 -
SD:
0.62 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Absolute personal income