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Studies

Wong et al. (2006): study HK 2003 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Wong, C.K.; Mok, B.H.; Wong, K.Y.
Title:
Subjective Well-Being, Societal Conditions and Social Policy. The Case Study of a Rich Chinese Society.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2006, Vol 78, 408 - 428

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Hong Kong, 2003-04
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 1040
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you the quality of your life these days?
1  very dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
3  neither nor
4  satisfied
5  very satisfied

Numbering reversed in original rating scale
Classification:
O-SQL-c-sq-v-5-b
Remarks:
Frequency table of responses to SWLS items provided by the author
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.72 -
SD:
- -