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Studies

Bonikowska et al. (2013): study CA 2009 /2

Publication

Author(s):
Bonikowska, A.; Helliwell, J.F.; Hou, F.
Title:
An Assessment of Life Satisfaction Responses on Recent Statistics Canada Surveys.
Source:
Analytical Studies Research Papers Series, 2013, No. 351, Ontario, Canada

Investigation

Public
15+aged, general public, Canada, 2009-2011
Survey name
CA-CCHS
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 63000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Half of the respondents were interviewed by computer-assisted telephone, the other half by computer-assisted personal interview.

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?
0  very dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-eb
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Mean of 2009-2011, computed by WDH-team
Page in publication:
11-13
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.99 7.99
SD:
1.37 1.37

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sex