Kainulainen et al. (2018): study FI 2012 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kainulainen, S.; Saari, J.; Veenhoven, R.
- Title:
- Life-Satisfaction is More a Matter of Feeling Well Than Having What You Want. Tests of Veenhoven's Theory
- Source:
- International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2018, Vol. 4, 209 - 235
Investigation
- Public
- 20-64 aged, Finland, 2012
- Survey name
- FI- WEBE 2012
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 1883
- Non Response
- 62%
- Assessment
-
Multiple assesment methods
Paper with possibility of online answering
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?
0 dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 10,14-15
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.67 7.67
- SD:
- 1.71 1.71
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Does life these days mostly give you a pleasant or a unpleasant feeling:
10 mostly pleasant
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 mostly unpleasant - Classification:
- A-AOL-c-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Affect
- Page in publication:
- 10,14-15
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.93 -
- SD:
- 1.79 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How successful are you in getting what you want from life?
10 I have got more than I ever dreamed of
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 life falls short of my wants.. - Classification:
- C-W-h-sq-n-11-b
- Author's label:
- Contentment
- Page in publication:
- 10,14-15
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.15 -
- SD:
- 1.93 -