| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Diener, E. |
| Title | Subjective Well-Being in Cross-Cultural Perspective. |
| Source | Grad, H.;et al;Eds.: "Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Cross-Cultural Psychology", Swets & Zeitlinger, 1995, Netherlands |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Adults, general public, 43 nations, 1946-1992 |
| Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany East, Germany West, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, North Ireland, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switserland, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Yugoslavia | |
| Last assesment | 1992 |
| 1946-1992 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| World Database of Happiness, version 1994 | |
| Sample | Selection from general population sample |
| Nonprobability sample of probability samples of the general population in nations. All available surveys on happiness were included | |
| Respondents N = | 43 |
| 43 nations, covoring about 60,000 respondents | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Self report on different single questions Responses transformed to common 0 to 10 scale - scores on verbal response scales transformed using Thurstone's technique of expert weighing - scores on numerical scales shorter than 11 step transformed by linear stretching |
| Classification | M-CO---sq-*-11-a |
| Author's label | Last national subjective well-being |
| Page in publication | 8 |
| Remarks | This measure combines responses two questions about 'happiness' and 'life satisfaction'. In the itme bank of this database, these types of questions are not considered as equivalent. Hence the catalog of happiness in nations presents these meansures separately |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Standard deviation | 1.23 | 1.23 |
| Full text | Self report on single question Various items using the term happiness Responses transformed to common 0 to 10 scale Scores on verbal response scales transformed using Thurstone's technique of expert weighing Scores on numerical scales shorter than 11 step transformed by linear stretching |
| Classification | O-HL---sq-nt-11-b |
| Author's label | Prior happiness survey |
| Page in publication | 10 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Self report on single question Various items using the term 'satisfaction with life' Responses transformed to common 0 to 10 scale - scores on verbal response scales transformed using Thurstone's technique of expert weighing - scores on numerical scales shorter than 11 step transformed by linear stretching |
| Classification | O-SLW---sq-*-11-a |
| Author's label | Prior Satisfaction survey |
| Page in publication | 10 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Homicide rate | N07ab02 | Crime on nation |
| Homogeneity | L11ab02 | Ethnic diversity in vinicity |
| Homogeneity | L17ab01b | Social homogeneity in vinicity, also classified as above ↑ |
| Human rights | N07ab03 | Human-rights protection in nation |
| Income | N04ab01 | Economic affluence in nation |
| Individualism | N11ab16 | Individualism/collectivism in nation |
| The fulfilment of basic needs | N04ac04 | Quality\quantity of facilities in nation |
| Yearly hours of sun | N05ab03 | Climate |