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Inglehart et al. (2008): study TT 2005

Publication

Author(s):
Inglehart, R.; Foa, R.; Peterson, C.
Title:
Development, Freedom, and Rising Happiness.
Source:
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2008, Vol. 3, 264 - 285

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Trinidad and Tobago, 2005
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 4
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1002
Non Response
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
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.7%,   2: 11.6%,   3: 35.1%,   4: 51.7%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.37 7.77
SD:
0.75 2.01
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
Page in publication:
v22
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3.1%,   2: 0.7%,   3: 1%,   4: 2.7%,   5: 11.4%,   6: 12.4%,   7: 18%,   8: 20.7%,   9: 8.1%,   10: 21.6%   (total 99.7%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.32 7.03
SD:
2.16 2.40