Subjective well-being and mental health: Dataset from a population survey
Description
Database built from a population survey to measure subjective well-being and self-reported symptoms of three common mental health conditions: stress, anxiety, and depression. The data was collected in 2022 from 1281 participants in a face-to-face survey in Cali, Colombia's third largest city.
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Researchers find raw data (excel) and the complete survey in this publication. Data about demographic breakdown of the city's race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic composition. In addition, the survey developed to build the data uses a standardized scale of life satisfaction and affect (emotions experienced the day before) to measure subjective well-being. To measure self-reported stress, the study uses the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10); for anxiety, the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7); and to measure symptoms associated with depression, the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).