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Distributional findings

Study Gallup (2008): study US 1957

Public
Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1957
Survey name
US-AIPO-580
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 1606
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 very happy
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-3-f
Remarks:
Also reported in Smith 1979 p.22
Page in publication:
2#580
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3.26%,   2: 42.72%,   3: 52.74%   (total 98.72%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.50 7.90
SD:
0.56 1.57