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Studies

Inglehart et al. (2008): study TR 2007

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, Turkey, 2007
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1346
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: 4.3%,   2: 9.4%,   3: 48.8%,   4: 37.3%   (total 99.8%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.19 7.39
SD:
0.78 2.10
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: 2.9%,   2: 1.3%,   3: 3.6%,   4: 2.8%,   5: 5.4%,   6: 9.9%,   7: 17.3%,   8: 21.2%,   9: 15.1%,   10: 20.6%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.46 7.18
SD:
2.23 2.48