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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012

Variable Details

VariableY11_Q41
LabelQ41 Taking all things together on a scale of 1 to 10, how happy would you say you are?
Question text Taking all things together on a scale of 1 to 10, how happy would you say you are? Here 1 means you are very unhappy and 10 means you are very happy.
Responses
1 1 - very unhappy 1275
2 2 1306
3 3 2466
4 4 3349
5 5 10687
6 6 9901
7 7 18746
8 8 28118
9 9 15451
10 10 - very happy 13103
98 Don't know 793
99 Refusal 332
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia (second and third round), Norway (second round), Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (all third round) and Turkey (all three rounds).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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