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Studies

SHP (2009): study CH 2000

Publication

Author(s):
SHP,
Title:
Swiss Household Panel: Output Life Satisfaction 1999-2008 (wave 1-10)
Source:
FORS (Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences), 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2000
Survey name
CH-SHP 2000
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 6865
Non Response
0,1
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life?
0  not at all
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-h
Page in publication:
1
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.4%,   2: 0%,   3: 0.2%,   4: 0.3%,   5: 0.8%,   6: 4.9%,   7: 3.6%,   8: 14.3%,   9: 35.1%,   10: 17.2%,   11: 22.9%   (total 99.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
8.18 8.18
SD:
1.52 1.52