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Correlational findings

Study Ventegodt (1995): study DK 1993

Public
18-88 aged, general public, Denmark, 1993
Sample
Respondents
N = 1494
Non Response
39%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
assesment of one's own quality of life
Our Classification
Distribution
N:    all:1468,   1:9,   2:42,   3:275,   4:789,   5:353
Operationalization
Single question:
"How is the quality of your life at present? (in your understanding of the word)"
1: very bad
2: bad
3: neither/nor
4: good
5: very good

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a r = +.64 p < .00   1:Ms=1.24    
  2:Ms=4.05   
  3:Ms=6.16   
  4:Ms=7.90   
  5:Ms=9.38   
All Mt=7.78
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e r = +.71 p < .00 1: Mt=1.95
2: Mt=2.91
3: Mt=5.66
4: Mt=7.59
5: Mt=9.23
All Mt=7.45
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha r = +.62 p < .00 1: Mt=2.23
2: Mt=3.95
3: Mt=5.49
4: Mt=6.95
5: Mt=8.58
All Mt=6.95