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World Values Survey (2000): study FR 1981

Publication

Author(s):
World Values Survey,
Title:
Aggregated data file waves 1+2+3
Source:
www.worldvaluessurvey.org

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, France, 1981
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 1
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1500
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Page in publication:
v10
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.1%,   2: 7.2%,   3: 69.6%,   4: 20.2%   (total 98.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.11 7.31
SD:
0.56 1.49
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Remarks:
The question in French is about satisfaction with 'the life you lead' (code O-SLL), while the standard item in the World Value Surveys is about 'satisfaction with your life as a whole (code O-SLW).
Page in publication:
v65
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.9%,   2: 2%,   3: 4%,   4: 5.7%,   5: 15.8%,   6: 11.7%,   7: 16.7%,   8: 23.4%,   9: 9.6%,   10: 8.5%   (total 99.3%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.70 6.33
SD:
2.10 2.33