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

Past years extremes: Ladder:best-worst

Our Classification

Remarks

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

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Difference in response to two questions
a  "Where on the ladder was your best
    week in the past year - on which
    rung would you put it?"
b  "Where on the ladder was your worst
    week during the past year - on
    which rung?"
Both rated on a 9-point graphic scale
ranging from best life (9) to worst life (1)

Observed Relation with Happiness