Veenhoven (1994c): study AU 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Veenhoven, R.
- Title:
- Is Happiness a Trait? Test of the Theory that a Better Society does not Make People any Happier.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1994, Vol. 32, 101 - 160
Investigation
- Public
- 16+ aged, general public, Australia, 1984
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 2208
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Please look at this satisfaction scale and tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your life as a whole
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 Dissatisfied
Numbers were presented in different order (1 satisfied… 10 dissatisfied). - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-n-10-b
- Author's label:
- Average life-satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 143, 153
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 8.20 7.90
- SD:
- - -