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Studies

EPA/SPB (2005): study JP 1987

Publication

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

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Japan, 1987
Survey name
JP-LifestylePref1987
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 0
Non Response
0
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life in general?
5  satisfied
4  somewhat satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  rather dissatisfied
1  dissatisfied
-   don't know
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-e
Remarks:
Ages unknown
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 5.3%,   2: 14.7%,   3: 30%,   4: 39.8%,   5: 10.1%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.35 5.65
SD:
1.02 1.48