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European Social Survey (ESS) (2010): study BE 2010

Publication

Author(s):
European Social Survey (ESS),
Title:
European Social Survey Round 5
Source:
Homepage European Social Survey

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2010
Survey name
EU-ESS 5: 2010
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1704
Non Response
46.6
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
valid responses: 1704
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.4%,   2: 0%,   3: 0.4%,   4: 0.6%,   5: 1.3%,   6: 3.8%,   7: 5.8%,   8: 18.8%,   9: 39.1%,   10: 21.2%,   11: 8.5%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.83 7.83
SD:
1.43 1.43
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
valid responses: 1702
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.51 7.51
SD:
1.65 1.65