Study Lundberg & Kristenson (2008): study SE 2006

Public

45-69 aged, South-East, Sweden, 2006

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 795

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
not explicitely reported

Correlate

Authors's Label

Subjective status

Our Classification

Distribution

Subjective status distribution (ladder rank):
1: 0.9%, 2: 1.3%, 3: 2.8%, 4: 5.9%, 5: 15.7%, 6:19.9%, 7: 25.9%, 8: 19.8%, 9: 5.8%, 10: 1.9%
Mean: 6.4

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question:
Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible rank for you and the  bottom represents the worst possible rank for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?   
[  10  ]  best possible rank
[    9  ]
[    8  ]
[    7  ]
[    6  ]
[    5  ]
[    4  ]
[    3  ]
[    2  ]
[    1  ]
[    0  ]  worst possible rank

Observed Relation with Happiness