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Shmotkin (1992): study IL 1982 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Shmotkin, D.
Title:
The Apprehensive Respondent: Failing to Rate Future Life Satisfaction in Older Adults.
Source:
Psychology and Aging, 1992, Vol. 7, 484 - 486

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Israel, 1982
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 1164
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

"Here you have  ladder of nine rungs representing different conditions of life in which a person may possibly be. The top of the ladder '9' represents the best possible condition one may think of, and the bottom '1'represents the worst possible condition. On which rung do you think you stand with regard to your personal condition?"
9  best possible
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1  worst possible

This question was followed by questions on the past (five years ago) and the future (five years from now).

Name: Cantril ladder rating (adjusted version)
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 9 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.95 -
SD:
- -