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Correlational findings

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
Satisfaction with life as a whole_B
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness measure type O-SL
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7  completely satisfied
6
5
4  neutral
3
2
1  completely dissatisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.49 O-HV-u-sq-v-7-b r = +.63 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.43