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Studies

Saad (2004): study US 1977

Publication

Author(s):
Saad, L.
Title:
A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
Source:
Gallup Poll News Services, 5 January 2004, Gallup Organization, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 1977
Survey name
Gallup poll
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 0
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3   very happy
2   fairly happy
1   not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 10%,   2: 48%,   3: 42%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.32 7.44
SD:
0.65 1.73