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Rato (2012): study MO 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Rato, R.
Title:
Happiness in Macau.
Source:
Personal Communication, 2 -11-2012

Investigation

Public
, general public, Macao, 2007
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Sampling not reported
Respondents
N = 500
Non Response
Assessment

not reported

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as a whole?
10  completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0   completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-a
Remarks:
The mean is the average of 4 quarters.
Mean of each quarter: Scale 0-100
       Mean   SD
1Q: 63.9     14.9
2Q: 63.4     16.6
3Q: 63.5     15.5
4Q: 64.1     16.1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.37 6.37
SD:
1.58 1.58