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Studies

EPA/SPB (2005): study JP 2002

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, 2002
Survey name
JP-LifestylePref2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 4159
Non Response
24,4
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 15-75
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 7.2%,   2: 19.4%,   3: 32.1%,   4: 36.6%,   5: 4.7%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.12 5.31
SD:
1.01 1.40