Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 /2

Publication

Author(s):

Andrews, F.M.; Withey, S.B.

Title:

Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.

Source:

Plenum Press, 1976, New York, USA

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972-1973

Sample

Respondents

N = 2727

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:

How do you feel about your life as a whole......?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Summation: arithmetic mean

Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction'

Classification:

O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a

Author's label:

Life3 (G3) + Life 1 (G1)

Page in publication:

208, 209

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0.01%,   2: 3%,   3: 3%,   4: 10%,   5: 36%,   6: 40%,   7: 8%   (total 100.01%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10

Mean:

5.36 7.30

SD:

0.99 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with oneself Satisfaction with self Satisfaction with spare time, pressure Satisfaction with time for leisure Satisfaction with health, physical work Satisfaction with aspects of work Satisfaction with marriage, family life Satisfaction with family Satisfaction with family (activities and responsibility) Satisfaction with family of relatives Satisfaction with close adult relatives Satisfaction with close adult relatives Satisfaction with fair and rightful treatment by others Satisfaction with fair treatment in nation Satisfaction with income, standard of living Satisfaction with standard of living Satisfaction with house, apartment Satisfaction with housing
Build environment Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole Satisfaction with costs of living, taxes Satisfaction with costs of living in nation Satisfaction with safety Satisfaction with safety in vicinity
Feeling secure (vs threatened)
Attitudes to victimization Satisfaction with neighbors and neigh-borhood Social contacts in vicinity
Attitude to neighborhood Satisfaction with local government Attitudes to local government Satisfaction with local weather Attitude to local climate Satisfaction with national government Attitudes to national government Satisfaction with media Satisfaction with media in nation Satisfaction with religious faith, fulfillment Satisfaction with religion Satisfaction with mobility Satisfaction with local transport
Build environment Satisfaction with respect and acceptance by others Satisfaction with respect for rights in nation
Attitudes to own popularity Satisfaction with standards and values Satisfaction with moral climate
Attitudes to value-climate