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Distributional findings

Study Saad (2004): study US 2000

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 2000
Survey name
Gallup poll
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in your own personal life?
1  dissatisfied
2  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLP-g-sq-v-2-b
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 12%,   2: 87%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.88 7.82
SD:
0.33 1.83