Study Nettle (2005b): study GB 2000

Public

18+ aged, general public, Great Britain, 2000

Sample

Respondents

N = 11419

Non Response

not reported

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Personal control

Our Classification

Remarks

N=11221

Operationalization

Self-report on 3 questions
A.0: I never seem to get what I want out of life
  1: I usually get what I want
B.1: I usually have a free choice and control in life
  0: Whatever I do has no real effect
C.1: I ussually run my life more or less as I want to
  0: I usually find problems too much
Sum of 3 responses and varies from:
0: lowest, feeling of no control at all
3: highest, feeling usually in control and able to get what one wants

Observed Relation with Happiness