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European Social Survey (ESS) (2002): study IE 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, Ireland, 2002
Survey name
EU-ESS 1: 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2046
Non Response
35,5
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: 2033
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.36%,   2: 0.31%,   3: 0.55%,   4: 1.2%,   5: 1.93%,   6: 6.68%,   7: 5.94%,   8: 15.6%,   9: 27.82%,   10: 20.39%,   11: 18.6%   (total 99.38%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.88 7.88
SD:
1.77 1.77
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: 2027
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.12%,   2: 0.73%,   3: 1.08%,   4: 2.06%,   5: 3.14%,   6: 9.2%,   7: 7.28%,   8: 16.33%,   9: 26.55%,   10: 16.37%,   11: 15.21%   (total 99.07%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.44 7.44
SD:
2.07 2.07