| Publication |
| Author(s) | Bonikowska, A.; Helliwell, J.F.; Hou, F. |
| Title | An Assessment of Life Satisfaction Responses on Recent Statistics Canada Surveys. |
| Source | Analytical Studies Research Papers Series, 2013, No. 351, Ontario, Canada |
| URL | http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11f0019m/2013351/part-partie1-eng.htm |
| Investigation |
| Public | 15+aged, general public, Canada, 2009-2011 |
| Collect period | 2009 |
| Last collect period | 2011 |
| Survey name | CN-CCHS |
| | 2009-2011 waves |
| Sample | Probability multistage stratified area sample |
| | The original survey targets on the Canadian population >= 12 years of age, In the analysis only respondents aged 15+ are included. |
| Respondents N = | 63000 |
| | 2009:: N=61673; 2010: N=63197; 2011: N=63542 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: computer assisted (CAPI) |
| | Half of the respondents were interviewed by computer-assisted telephone, the other half by computer-assisted personal interview. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Age | show | Trend happiness in age groups, also classified as above ↑ |
| Education (reference: university degree) | show | Level of school-education |
| Education (reference: university degree) | show | Trend happiness in educational groups, also classified as above ↑ |
| Geographic region | show | REGION OF RESIDENCE |
| Geographic region | show | Trend average happiness in cities/regions, also classified as above ↑ |
| Homeowner | show | House owned or rented |
| Homeowner | show | Trend happiness among home-owners, also classified as above ↑ |
| Household income | show | Household income |
| Household income | show | Trend happiness in income groups, also classified as above ↑ |
| Household size | show | Number of persons in household |
| Household size | show | Trend happiness in households, also classified as above ↑ |
| Immigration | show | Ethnic status in Canada |
| Immigration | show | Migration generation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Immigration | show | Migration of parents, also classified as above ↑ |
| Immigration | show | Trend happiness in migrants, also classified as above ↑ |
| Labour force activity | show | Current employment status |
| Labour force activity | show | Trend happiness in employment categories, also classified as above ↑ |
| Married vs. cohabitating | show | Formally-married vs living-as-married |
| Married vs. cohabitating | show | Trend happiness marrital categories, also classified as above ↑ |
| Married vs. divorced | show | Married vs divorced |
| Married vs. divorced | show | Married vs separated , also classified as above ↑ |
| Married vs. divorced | show | Trend happiness marrital categories, also classified as above ↑ |
| Married vs. never married | show | Married vs never married |
| Married vs. never married | show | Trend happiness marrital categories, also classified as above ↑ |
| Married vs. widowed | show | Trend happiness marrital categories |
| Married vs. widowed | show | Vs widowed, also classified as above ↑ |
| Number of children | show | Number of children |
| Number of children | show | Trend happiness in households, also classified as above ↑ |
| Number of children | show | Trend happiness in parents, also classified as above ↑ |
| Rural/urban area | show | Current area of residence |
| Rural/urban area | show | Rural vs urban dwelling, also classified as above ↑ |
| Rural/urban area | show | Trend happiness in urban/rural dwellers, also classified as above ↑ |
| Self-perceived health | show | Self-perceived health |
| Self-perceived health | show | Trend happiness among patients, also classified as above ↑ |
| Sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Sex | show | Trend happiness in males /females, also classified as above ↑ |