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Hellevik (2003): study NO 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Hellevik, O.
Title:
Economy, Values and Happiness in Norway.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2003, Vol. 4, 243 - 283

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Norway, 1991
Survey name
NO-Norwegian Monitor
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 2948
Non Response
0
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Would you on the whole describe yourself as
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not particularly happy
1  not at all happy
Classification:
O-HP-g-sq-v-4-a
Page in publication:
1
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1%,   2: 10%,   3: 70%,   4: 20%   (total 101%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.08 6.90
SD:
0.57 1.51