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Studies

Cummins (2007): study AU 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Cummins, R.A.
Title:
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 17 Part A; The Report. The Wellbeing of Australians: Work, Wealth and Happiness
Source:
Australian Centre on Quality of Life, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2006
Survey name
AU-WI survey 15
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

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?
0   completely unsatisfied
1
2
3
4
5  neither unsatisfied nor satisfied
6
7
8
9
10  completely satisfied

First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used since 2005)
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-cb
Page in publication:
A2
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.64 7.64
SD:
1.75 1.75