Study Andrews (1991): study US 1980

Public

Adults, general public, USA, 1972-1988

Sample

Respondents

N = 2985

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
1972: face to face interview 1988: telephone interview

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:

How do you feel about your life as a whole......?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Summation: arithmetic mean

Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction'

Classification:

O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a

Author's label:

Life 3, global well-being

Remarks:

1972: M= 5.4   Ms'= 7.3   1988: M= 5.8   Ms'= 8.0