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Studies

Cummins et al. (2005b): study AU 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Cummins, R.A.; Gibson, A.; Knapp, T.; Tomyn, A.
Title:
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Survey 14, Report 14.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Personal Relationships.
Source:
Australian Center on Quality of Life, 2005, Melbourne, Australia

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2004
Survey name
AU-WI Survey 12
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1997
Non Response
88
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

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
Page in publication:
14, 29
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.91 7.91
SD:
1.64 1.64