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Studies

Unicef (2001): study ZZ East Asia 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Unicef,
Title:
Speaking Out! Voices of Children and Adolescents in East Asia and the Pacific: Regional Opinion Survey.
Source:
Unicef, 2001, Bangkok, Thailand

Investigation

Public
9-17 aged children, 17 countries/regions East Asia and Pacific 2001
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 10073
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
At childrens home. Parents or guardians gave permision for the interview. Interviewer and child were alone during interview, without the presence of parents or other third parties.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

In general, would you say that you feel happy
4  most of the time
3  only sometimes
2  almost never
1  never
Classification:
M-TH-g-sq-v-4-e
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 1%,   3: 47%,   4: 51%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.51 -
SD:
0.52 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sexe Sexe: male (vs female) Age Age difference among young people Rural/urban Rural dwelling (vs urban) SES Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young)
Current socio-economic status