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Studies

Baltatescu & Cummins (2004): study RO Bihor county 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Baltatescu, S.M.; Cummins, R.A.
Title:
Subjective Wellbeing in a Post-Communist Country: Romania's International Wellbeing Index.
Source:
PowerPoint presentation at 6th Conference ISQOLS, November 2004, Philadelphia, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Bihor County, North-West Romania, 2003
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 368
Non Response
38%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
At respondent's home

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1   very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5  neutral
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied

First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used until 2005)
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca
Author's label:
Satisfaction with Life as a whole
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.30 6.30
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender