Study Cantril (1965): study ZZ 1960

Public

20+ aged general public, 14 countries, ±1960

Survey name

INT-Cantril World Survey

Sample

Varied Probability

Respondents

N = 18653

Non Response

-

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
by native interviewer

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

Author's label:

Happiness

Remarks:

31% low (step 0-3), 42% medium (step 4-6), 20% high (step 7-10)

Error estimates:

Reliability between coders of around 95%

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

5.00 5.00

SD:

- -