Baltatescu & Cummins (2004): study RO Bihor county 2003

Publication

Author(s):

Baltatescu, S.M.; Cummins, R.A.

Title:

Subjective Wellbeing in a Post-Communist Country: Romania's International Wellbeing Index.

Source:

PowerPoint presentation at 6th Conference ISQOLS, November 2004, Philadelphia, USA

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, Bihor County, North-West Romania, 2003

Sample

Probability area sample

Respondents

N = 368

Non Response

38%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
At respondent's home

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1   very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5  neutral
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied

First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used until 2005)

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca

Author's label:

Satisfaction with Life as a whole

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.30 6.30

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Sex: male (vs female) Age groups Current age (in years) Educational status Level of school-education
Vocational education Household income in equivalent adults Current income level (unspecified) Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Standard of living Satisfaction with standard of living Health Satisfaction with health Achievement Satisfaction with own accomplishments Relationships Satisfaction with intimate bonds Safety Satisfaction with safety in vicinity Community Social cohesion in vicinity
Satisfaction with social contacts in vicinity Security Satisfaction with financial security
Specific worries PWI domains Satisfaction with multiple domains of life