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Studies

Wilkins et al. (2020): study AU 2011

Publication

Author(s):
Wilkins, R.; Botha, F.; Vera-Toscano, E; Wooden, M.
Title:
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey: Selected Findings from Waves 1 to 18 The 15th Annual statistical Report of the HILDA survey
Source:
University of Melbourne. Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Australia, 2011
Survey name
AU-HILDA combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 17612
Non Response
26,7%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
Figure 7.1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.94 7.94
SD:
- -