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Studies

Quinta (2011): study CN 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Quinta, V.
Title:
Locals' Happiness 'Above Average'.
Source:
Macau Daily Times, 20 January 2011

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Macau, China, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Sampling not reported
Respondents
N = 996
Non Response
14
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:


"overall happiness.."(full question not reported
10 my life is very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  my life is very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-?-sq-n-11-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.4%,   2: 0.2%,   3: 1.1%,   4: 1.9%,   5: 2.2%,   6: 13.8%,   7: 13.1%,   8: 22.1%,   9: 23.7%,   10: 7.9%,   11: 11.4%   (total 98.8%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.02 7.02
SD:
1.96 1.96

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Marital status1 Married (vs never married) Marital status2 Widowed (vs divorced) Education level Level of school-education Age groups Young versus old
Current status: retired or not
Income Current income level (unspecified) Job Current occupation Having children Current parental status