Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 /2

Public

18+ aged, general public, USA, Nov 1972

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 1072

Non Response

38%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Feeling warm about life

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness measure type O-further

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question :
Where would you put your life as a whole on a feeling thermometer?
Rated on 'thermometer scale' (in grades)
0 degrees: very cold, negative
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100  very warm, positive

Observed Relation with Happiness