Study Ritter et al. (1999): study US 1998

Public

Retired orthopaedic surgeons, United States, 1998

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 1293

Non Response

45%

Assessment

Questionnaire: paper
The Academy sent out the Questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Excellent health health at present time

Our Classification

Distribution

1: 3%, 2: 12%, 3: 27%, 4: 32%, 5: 26%.

Operationalization

Selfreported on single question, full text not reported:
5: excellent
4: very good
3: good
2: fair
1: poor

Coded
1: execellent
0: other (1,2,3.4)

Observed Relation with Happiness