Study Michalos et al. (2001): study CA British Columbia 1999

Public

55-95 aged, Northern Interior Health Region, British Columbia, Canada, 1999

Sample

Respondents

N = 875

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

Mental Health

Our Classification

Remarks

Mental health subscale of SF-36 health questionnaire (Ware 1992). Item e inflates correlation with happiness

Operationalization

Selfreport on 5 questions:
During the last four weeks
a. have you been a very nervous person?
b. have you felt so down in teh dumps nothing could cheer you up?
c. have you felt calm and peaceful?
d. have you felt downhearted and blue?
e. have you been a happy person?

Rated:
6: all of the time (100%)
.
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1: none of the time (0%)

Observed Relation with Happiness