| Publication |
| Author(s) | Shin, D.C.; Johnson, D.M. |
| Title | Avowed Happiness as the Overall Assesment of the Quality of Life. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 1978, Vol. 5, 475 - 492 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/BF00352944 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Heads of households, Illinois, USA, 1975 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| | Probability multi stage sample selected by using a random digit-dialing technique |
| Respondents N = | 665 |
| Non Response | 17% |
| Assesment | Interview: telephone (CATI) |
| General remarks | |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Age | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Assessment of community | L17ac01 | Attitude to community |
| Assessment of education | E01ad03 | Satisfaction with education |
| Assessment of health | H14ab02a | Global health rating |
| Assessment of housing | H22ae02 | Satisfaction with housing |
| Assessment of leisure time | L03ad03 | Satisfaction with leisure |
| Assessment of quality of local government | L15ac01 | Attitudes to local government |
| Assessment of quality of local government | P09ag01b | Attitudes to local government, also classified as above ↑ |
| Assessment of standard of living | I01af05e | Satisfaction with standard of living |
| Education | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Home ownership | H22ab01a | House owned or rented |
| Income | I01ab03 | Household income |
| Male sex | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Marital status | M02aa | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Number of children | C03ab01 | Number of children |
| Number of people living together | H20ab03 | Number of persons in household |
| Participation in communal activities | S07ab02 | Attendance to meetings |
| Participation in work | E02ab | Current employment status |
| Perceived financial improvement over time | I01aa02c | Change to better or worse |
| Perceived life- enjoyment relative to others | H11ab03c | Perceived difference with own happiness |
| Race | E04ab03t | Ethnic status in the USA |
| Resources, assesments and comparisons | S15ab04 | Socio-demographic + life-appraisals |