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World Values Survey (2004): study CA 2000

Publication

Author(s):
World Values Survey,
Title:
Aggregated Datafile European Values Survey 1999 and World Values Survey 2000. File name: WVSEVS_sb_v4.sav, 2004
Source:
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 2000
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 4
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1931
Non Response
54
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 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
Page in publication:
a170
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.8%,   2: 1.2%,   3: 1.4%,   4: 2.6%,   5: 6%,   6: 7.3%,   7: 14.1%,   8: 28.6%,   9: 19.4%,   10: 18.6%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.80 7.55
SD:
1.86 2.07
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:
a008
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.4%,   2: 4%,   3: 51.6%,   4: 44%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.39 7.96
SD:
0.59 1.42