Hsieh (2014): study US 2009

Publication

Author(s):

Hsieh, C.M.

Title:

Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Evaluation of Domain Importance Weighting in Quality of Life Measurements

Source:

Social Indicators Research 119: 483-493

Investigation

Public

50+ aged, Chicago area , USA, 200?

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 90

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

.. Satisfaction with life as a whole (full text not reported)
7  completely satisfied
6  somewhat satisfied
5  slightly satisfied
4  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
3  slightly dissatisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  completely dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-?-sq-v-7-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health satisfaction with work Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole satisfaction with spare time Satisfaction with leisure satisfaction with financial situation Satisfaction with financial situation satisfaction with neighborhood Attitude to neighborhood satisfaction with family life Satisfaction with family satisfaction with friendships Satisfaction with friends satisfaction with religion Satisfaction with religion Composite score Satisfaction with multiple domains of life
Summed life-appraisals other than happiness R2 Satisfaction with multiple domains of life
Summed life-appraisals other than happiness