Study Cantril (1965): study SI 1962

Public

16+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 1962

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 0

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the  bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?   
[  10  ]  best possible life
[    9  ]
[    8  ]
[    7  ]
[    6  ]
[    5  ]
[    4  ]
[    3  ]
[    2  ]
[    1  ]
[    0  ]  worst possible life
                          
                                                                                
Preceded by 1)  open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and  where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.

Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original)

Classification:

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a

Remarks:

At the time of this study Slonevia was part of  (Great) Yugoslavia. The data reported here concern Slovenians in a representative sample of Yugoslavia.

Page in publication:

377

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

5.30 5.30

SD:

- -