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European Social Survey (ESS) (2002): study GB 2002

Publication

Author(s):
European Social Survey (ESS),
Title:
European Social Survey (ESS) Round 1
Source:
Homepage European Social Survey

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2002
Survey name
EU-ESS 1: 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2052
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Remarks:
valid responses: 2052
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.23%,   2: 0.44%,   3: 0.38%,   4: 2.02%,   5: 3.16%,   6: 7.37%,   7: 7.95%,   8: 18.16%,   9: 26.65%,   10: 19.62%,   11: 14.01%   (total 99.99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.62 7.62
SD:
1.81 1.81
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Remarks:
valid responses: 2046
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.96%,   2: 0.61%,   3: 1.68%,   4: 4.28%,   5: 4.3%,   6: 9.86%,   7: 9.21%,   8: 19.04%,   9: 25.62%,   10: 13.49%,   11: 10.66%   (total 99.71%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.07 7.07
SD:
2.11 2.11