print

Studies

Inglehart et al. (2008): study ZM 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, Zambia, 2005
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1463
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: 0%,   2: 37.8%,   3: 33.9%,   4: 17.7%   (total 89.4%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.78 6.14
SD:
0.76 2.22
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: 7.1%,   2: 3.5%,   3: 5.9%,   4: 7.6%,   5: 13.6%,   6: 12.6%,   7: 16.6%,   8: 15.3%,   9: 6.6%,   10: 8.7%   (total 97.5%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.06 5.62
SD:
2.49 2.77