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Vuletic et al. (2002): study HR 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Vuletic, G.; Babic-Banaszak, A.; Juresa, V.
Title:
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Assessment in Croatian Population Using the SF-36.
Source:
Quality of Life Newsletter, 2002, Vol. 29, 7

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Croatia, 2003
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 1242
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness.
10  extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!)
9    very happy (feeling really good and elated!)
8    pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good)
7    mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful)
6    slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral)
5    slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral)
4    mildly unhappy (just a bit low)
3    pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down)
2    very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low)
1    extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down)

Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item.
Classification:
M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a
Page in publication:
1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.10 -
SD:
1.86 -