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Studies

Wilkening & McGranahan (1978): study US Wisconsin 1974

Publication

Author(s):
Wilkening, E.A.; McGranahan, D.H.
Title:
Correlates of Subjective Well-Being in Northern Wisconsin.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 1978, Vol. 5, 211 - 234

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Wisconsin, USA, 1974
Sample
Respondents
N = 534
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your life as whole.....?
7   completely satisfied
6   satisfied
5   mostly satisfied
4   satisfied/dissatisfied
3   dissatisfied
2   very dissatisfied
1   completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.2%,   2: 0.6%,   3: 1.7%,   4: 15.3%,   5: 49.5%,   6: 25.1%,   7: 7.6%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.20 7.00
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Level of education Level of school-education Occupational status 'Objective' socio-economic status Income Household income Live alone Living alone or not Married Married state (compared to non-married states) Contact with relatives Contacts with relatives Contact with friends Current contacts with friends Church attendance Participation in church Organizational membership Membership of voluntary organizations Separated / divorced Divorced or separated Retirement Current status: retired or not Widowed Married (vs widowed) Living environment Community size Male sex Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Joint effect Summed socio-demographic + life-events + social ties