Pew Research Center (2007): study CN 2005
Publication
- Author(s):
- Pew Research Center,
- Title:
- Global Opinion Trends 2002-2007: a Rising Tide lifts Mood in the Developing World
- Source:
- The Pew Global Attitudes Project, 2007
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, Urban areas, general public, China, 2005
- Survey name
- INT-PEW survey 2005
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 2166
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
- Remarks:
- Samples in 6 major cities and surrounding rural areas
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.69%, 2: 1.32%, 3: 3.42%, 4: 6.85%, 5: 9.54%, 6: 26.02%, 7: 21.13%, 8: 14.01%, 9: 11.05%, 10: 2.05%, 11: 1.78% (total 98.86%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.53 5.53
- SD:
- 1.90 1.90