Keck & Delhey (2004): study LV 2003

Publication

Author(s):: Keck, W.; Delhey, J.
Title:: Subjective Well-Being.
Source:: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, "Quality of Life in Europe. First European Quality of Life Survey 2003 ", 2004, Dublin, Ireland, Chapter 7

Full text:: Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life these days? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where one means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied
10 very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 very dissatisfied
- don't know
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b
Page in publication:: 61
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 4.9%, 2: 4.1%, 3: 7.7%, 4: 9.2%, 5: 26.2%, 6: 13%, 7: 16.5%, 8: 11.6%, 9: 3.5%, 10: 3.2% (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.54 5.05
SD:: 2.11 2.35

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Taking all things together on a scale of one to 10, how happy would you say you are? Here one means you are very unhappy and 10 means you are very happy
10 very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 very unhappy
Classification:: O-HL-u-sq-n-10-b
Page in publication:: 61
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 1.3%, 2: 3%, 3: 4.8%, 4: 7.1%, 5: 19.8%, 6: 11.6%, 7: 21.1%, 8: 18.1%, 9: 5.6%, 10: 7.5% (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 6.37 5.97
SD:: 2.06 2.28