print

Studies

World Values Survey (2000): study VE 1996

Publication

Author(s):
World Values Survey,
Title:
Aggregated data file waves 1+2+3
Source:
www.worldvaluessurvey.org

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Venezuela, 1996
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 3
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1500
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

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:
v10
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.7%,   2: 5.8%,   3: 38.3%,   4: 54.4%   (total 99.2%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.48 8.10
SD:
0.64 1.61
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
Remarks:
Top and bottem of the scale labeled 'completely' satisfied or dissatisfied, while standard item in WVS uses just 'satisfied' and 'insatisfied' (version aa)
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 10.1%,   2: 2.4%,   3: 5.8%,   4: 4.2%,   5: 10.7%,   6: 9.5%,   7: 7.5%,   8: 12.2%,   9: 10.1%,   10: 26.5%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.72 6.36
SD:
3.00 3.33