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Studies

Inglehart et al. (2008): study EG 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Inglehart, R.; Foa, R.; Peterson, C.
Title:
Development, Freedom, and Rising Happiness.
Source:
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2008, Vol. 3, 264 - 285

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Egypt, 2006
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 3050
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Page in publication:
v22
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 10.3%,   2: 4.1%,   3: 7.7%,   4: 8.4%,   5: 16.6%,   6: 10.3%,   7: 14%,   8: 12.2%,   9: 5.4%,   10: 11%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.74 5.27
SD:
2.69 2.99