Study Shin & Johnson (1978): study US 1975
- Public
- Heads of households, Illinois, USA, 1975
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 665
- Non Response
- 17%
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Assessment of health
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Self report on single closed question rated on a scale ranging from excellent to very poor
Observed Relation with Happiness
- assessments only
- assessment
- resources
- assessments
- comparisons
- assessments
- resources
- comparisons
- participations
Assessments: satisfaction with:
- standard of living
- leisure time
- housing
- education
- community
- government
Resources:
- race
- sex
- age
- income
- education
- home ownership
- marital status
- number of children
- number of household members
Comparisons:
- perception of being happier than others
- perceived financial improvement in the past few years
Participation:participation in:
- communal activities
- work.