Study Gallup (2008): study US 1948 /2

Public

Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1948

Survey name

US-AIPO-425K

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 1596

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question:

In general, how happy would you say you are ?
3  very happy
2  fairly happy
1  not happy

Classification:

O-HL-g-sq-v-3-I

Remarks:

Table 3 refers to this item as A6 but it is item A7. In the appendix the question wordings A6 and A7 are reversed (personal communication Tom Smith 12-10-2001)
Also reported in NIPO 1949/1 p.3-4

Page in publication:

#425K

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 11.29%,   2: 43.38%,   3: 43.51%   (total 98.18%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.33 7.30

SD:

0.67 2.12