Tiefenbach & Kohlbacher (2011): study JP 2011
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tiefenbach, T.; Kohlbacher, F.
- Title:
- Happiness from the Viewpoint of Economics.
- Source:
- Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien, 2011, Tokyo, Japan
Investigation
- Public
- 15 -79 aged, Japan, 2011
- Survey name
- JP-LifeStylePref2011
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 3578
- Non Response
- 28,4%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionaire is explained in person to the respondents in their homes. They are left a few days to complete the survey, before the questionaires are finally collected from them again.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question
How happy are you currently?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Labeling of scale ends not reported - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-n-11-f
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 7
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.6%, 2: 0.8%, 3: 1.7%, 4: 5.2%, 5: 5.5%, 6: 20.7%, 7: 12%, 8: 19.9%, 9: 19.6%, 10: 7.2%, 11: 6.8% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.46 6.46
- SD:
- 2.02 2.02