Veenhoven (1994c): study ZZ 1980
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
- Adults, general public, 30 nations, 1980
- Sample
- Probability sample
- Respondents
- N = 30
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
mostly
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
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- - 7.04
- SD:
- - 0.70