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EPA/SPB (1987): study JP 2010

Publication

Author(s):
EPA/SPB,
Title:
Life in nation survey
Source:
Economic Planning Agency, Social Policy Bureau, Government Japan

Investigation

Public
20+ aged, general public, Japan, 2010
Survey name
JP-Life-in-Nation2010
Sample
Probability systematic sample
Respondents
N = 6357
Non Response
36,4
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Overall, to what degree are you satisfied with your life  these days?
4  satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  dissatisfied
-   none of these
-   don't know

In the Japanese version, answer option 'none of these' was presented in third position and may have been interpreted as 'neutral' by some respondents.
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-e
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 9.3%,   2: 25.6%,   3: 54.7%,   4: 9.1%   (total 98.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.64 5.86
SD:
0.78 1.69