| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Cummins, R.A.; Davern, M.T.; Eckersley, R.; Hunter, B.; Lo, S.K.; Okerstrom, E. |
| Title | Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Survey, Report 8.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Feeling Connected to Australia. |
| Source | Australian Center on Quality of Life, November 2003, Melbourne, Australia |
| URL | http://www.acqol.com.au/reports/index.php |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2003 |
| Fluent in English | |
| Collect period | 8 |
| Survey name | AU-WI Survey 8 |
| Wave 8 of Australian Unity Wellbeing Survey | |
| Sample | Probability area sample |
| Randomly drawn telephone numbers | |
| Respondents N = | 1980 |
| Non Response | 83% |
| Assesment | Interview: telephone (CATI) |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole? 1 very dissatisfied 2 3 4 5 neutral 6 7 8 9 10 very satisfied First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used until 2005) |
| Classification | O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca |
| Author's label | Life as a Whole |
| Page in publication | 4 |
| Remarks | The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 77.97 | 7.80 |
| Standard deviation | 16.95 | 1.70 |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Now I am going to ask you how you FEEL, not just at the moment, but GENERALLY in your life. How content do you generally feel? On a scale from o to 10... 0 completely discontented 1 2 3 4 5 neutral 6 7 8 9 10 completely content |
| Classification | M-AC-g-sq-n-11-a |
| Author's label | Contentment |
| Page in publication | 4 |
| Remarks | The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 76.79 | 7.68 |
| Standard deviation | 15.32 | 1.53 |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Now I am going to ask you how you FEEL, not just at the moment, but GENERALLY in your life. How happy do you generally feel? On a scale from o to 10... 0 completely unhappy 1 2 3 4 5 neutral 6 7 8 9 10 completely happy |
| Classification | M-FH-g-sq-n-11-b |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Page in publication | 4 |
| Remarks | The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 78.63 | 7.86 |
| Standard deviation | 14.87 | 1.49 |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Chronological Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Citizenship | show | Foreign nationalities in nation |
| Connection to Australia | show | Current satisfaction with nation |
| Ethnic Origin | show | Earlier nationality (nation of origin) |
| Gender | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Household Income | show | Personal income |
| Pets | show | Current pets |
| Place of Birth | show | Ever migrated or not |
| Survey number | show | ERA (temporal period) |