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ISSP (2003): study RU 2002

Publication

Author(s):
ISSP,
Title:
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP): Website
Source:
International Social Survey Programme

Investigation

Public
Adults, age range not reported, general public, Russia, 2002
Survey name
INT-ISSP 2002
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1798
Non Response
63,75
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

If you talk about your life in general, are you generally happy or unhappy?
7  completely happy
6  very happy
5  rather happy
4  not happy or unhappy
3  rather unhappy
2  very unhappy
1  completely unhappy
-   can't choose
-   no answer
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-7-ac
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.72%,   2: 1.56%,   3: 9.18%,   4: 20.24%,   5: 44.44%,   6: 9.68%,   7: 10.23%   (total 96.05%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.83 6.41
SD:
1.17 2.05