Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973

Public

18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/3

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 1433

Non Response

26%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Overall happiness: Ladder: most

Our Classification

Remarks

Question asked twice. Summation: arithmetic mean. Happiness measure type C-BW

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question:
Here is a picture of a ladder. At the bottom of the ladder is the worst life you might reasonably expect to have. At the top is the best life you might expect to have. Of course, life from week to week falls somewhere in between. Where was your life most of the time during the past year?"
[ 9 ] best life you might expect to have
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[ 1 ]  worst life you might expect to have

Observed Relation with Happiness