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Distributional findings

Study Barnes et al. (1979): study US 1974

Public
16+ aged, general public, USA, 1974
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 1719
Non Response
29%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with life as a whole these days.....?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
(Scale labels not reported)
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ka
Author's label:
Life as a Whole Satisfaction
Remarks:
This question was preceded by questions on satisfaction with material life
Page in publication:
387
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.40 7.40
SD:
- -