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

Lowest overall happiness: Ladder: worst

Our Classification

Remarks

Question asked twice. Summation: arithmetic mean. Happiness measure type O-DT

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Closed question: "Where on the ladder was your worst  week in the past year
- on which rung?"
Rated on a 9-point graphic scale ranging from best life (9) to worst life (1)

Observed Relation with Happiness