Cummins et al. (2004a): study AU 2004
Publication
- Author(s):
- Cummins, R.A.; Davern, M.T.; Eckersley, R.; Lo, S.K.; Okerstrom, E.; Woerner, J.
- Title:
- Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Survey 10, Report 10.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Health and Body Weight.
- Source:
- Australian Center on Quality of Life, 2004, Melbourne, Australia
Investigation
- Public:
- 18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2004
- Sample:
- Probability area sample
- Respondents:
- N = 2000
- Non Response:
- 89%
- Assessment:
- Interview: telephone (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Selfreport 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:
- Life as a whole
- Remarks:
- The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100
- Page in publication:
- 4
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%, 6: 0%, 7: 0%, 8: 0%, 9: 0%, 10: 0%, 11: 0%
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.74 7.74
- SD:
- 1.70 1.70
- Full text:
-
Selfreport on single question:
Now I am going to ask you how you FEEL, not just at the moment, but GENERALLY in your life. How happy do you generally feel? On a scale from o to 10...
0 completely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5 neutral
6
7
8
9
10 completely happy - Classification:
- M-FH-g-sq-n-11-b
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- The values mentioned in the report are stretched to range 0-100
- Page in publication:
- 4
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%, 6: 0%, 7: 0%, 8: 0%, 9: 0%, 10: 0%, 11: 0%
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.85 7.85
- SD:
- 1.42 1.42
Correlational Findings
Living with children
Household members
Own position in household
Single parent
Current household-work
Voluntary work
Current status: retired or not
Unemployed involuntary
Kind of occupation (profession)
Full-time vs part-time
Involved in schooling or not
Current household-work
Voluntary work
Current status: retired or not
Full-time home maker
Unemployed involuntary
Current household-work
Voluntary work
Current status: retired or not
Aspirations for employment
Being in treatment for mental disorder (vs not)
Visits to doctor