Veenhoven (1993b): study ZZ 1980 /1

Publication

Author(s):

Title:

Source:

Investigation

Public

Adults, general public, 31 nations, circa 1980

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 45000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

Various items using the term happiness

Responses transformed to common 0 to 10 scale

Scores on verbal response scales transformed using Thurstone's technique of expert weighing

Scores on numerical scales shorter than 11 step transformed by linear stretching

Classification:

O-HV-*-sq-nt-11-b

Author's label:

Happiness-in-life (0-10)

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Life expectancy