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 compared to others: Circles:R-others

Our Classification

Remarks

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

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Difference in response to the following questions:
a  "Which circle comes closest to
    matching your life?"
b  "Which circle do you think would be
    chosen most often by people in this
    country?"
Rated on a 9-point graphic scale ranging from an all-plus-circle (8) to an all-minus-circle (0)

Observed Relation with Happiness