The '10 Excess' phenomenon in responses to survey questions on happiness
| dc.contributor.author | Brulé, Gaël | |
| dc.contributor.author | Veenhoven, Ruut | |
| dc.contributor.researchID | 23422122 - Veenhoven, Ruut | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-25T07:05:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-25T07:05:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Happiness in nations is typically measured in surveys using a single question. A common question is: 'all things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days on a scale from 0 to 10?'. The responses typically follow a uni-modal distribution with highest frequencies between 5 and 8. Yet in some nations, the percentage of 10 responses stands out and is higher than the percentage of 9 responses. This is particularly present in Latin America and in the Middle East. In this paper we explore the prevalence of the '10-excess' pattern and check some possible explanations. We conclude that the 10-excess phenomenon is partly due to cultural influence. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brulé, G. & Veenhoven, R. 2017. The '10 Excess' phenomenon in responses to survey questions on happiness. Social Indicators Research, 131:853-870. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-016-1265-x] | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0303-8300 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1573-0921 (Online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-016-1265-x | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27967 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.subject | Life satisfaction | |
| dc.subject | Happiness | |
| dc.subject | 10 excess | |
| dc.subject | Cultural effect | |
| dc.subject | Extreme responding | |
| dc.title | The '10 Excess' phenomenon in responses to survey questions on happiness | |
| dc.type | Article |