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Inglehart et al. (2008): study IQ 2005

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, Iraq, 2005
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2701
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 17.1%,   2: 28.4%,   3: 46%,   4: 6.2%   (total 97.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.42 5.23
SD:
0.85 2.59
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: 17.2%,   2: 8.2%,   3: 8.6%,   4: 11.8%,   5: 22.8%,   6: 11.5%,   7: 7.7%,   8: 5.5%,   9: 2.3%,   10: 3.3%   (total 98.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.46 3.85
SD:
2.42 2.69