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Studies

Abbott & Wallace (2012): study KZ 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Abbott, P.; Wallace, C.
Title:
Satisfaction and Societal Quality in Kazakhstan.
Source:
Selin, H.; Davey, G.; Eds.: "Happiness Across Cultures. Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures Across Cultures. The History of Non-Western Science 6.", , Springer, 2012, New York, USA, 107 - 120

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, Kazakhstan, 2010
Survey name
KZ-Health in Times of Transition Project HITT
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1800
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self rating on single question:

Please rate your feelings about .. Using this 1 to 10 scale
.. Your life as a whole right now
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
111
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.78 6.42
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Economic situation of the family