Saad (2002): study US 2001
Publication
- Author(s):
- Saad, L.
- Title:
- Optimism about Nation's Future Up Sharply from Last Year. Evaluations of Personal Life Remain Highly Positive.
- Source:
- Gallup Poll News Services, 28 January 2002,The Gallup Poll Organization, Washington DC, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2001
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1000
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
[ 10 ] best possible life
[ 9 ]
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ]
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1 ]
[ 0 ] worst possible life
Preceded by 1) open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.
Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original) - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 1%, 4: 2%, 5: 4%, 6: 13%, 7: 16%, 8: 22%, 9: 23%, 10: 10%, 11: 8% (total 99%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.00 7.00
- SD:
- 1.73 1.73