Crabtree & Burchell (2018): study ZZ 2016
Publication
- Author(s):
- Crabtree, S.; Burchell, J.
- Title:
- Do Mobile Phones Make People Happier?
- Source:
- Gallup World Poll, 2018
Investigation
- Public
- 15+ aged, 142 nations, 2016
- Survey name
- INT-GallupWorldPoll2016
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage random
- Respondents
- N = 142000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- World average in 2016 was 5,26, difference between the richest and poorest nations was 2,5- 3 scale points
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.26 5.26
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on ? questions:
Did you experience the following feeling during A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday?
A enjoyment
B sadness
C anger
.
.
Full list of feelings not reported
Rated: : 0: no 1: yes
Computation:
- Affect Balance = Average % positive affect - Average % negative affect
These questions do not measure hedonic level of affect of individual persons adequately, since yesterday's mood does not always correspond with typical average mood. Yet these questions can be used for measuring hedonic level in aggregates, such as nations, since individual variations balance out in big samples. - Classification:
- A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-xx
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Unweighed average computed by WDH-team.
East Asia 1,93
Middle-East/North-Africa 0,93 (conflict areas) - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.46 -
- SD:
- - -