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Distributional findings

Study Veroff et al. (1981): study US 1976

Public
21+ aged, general public, USA, 1976
Sample
Respondents
N = 2264
Non Response
29%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Data 1957     

1976  very happy 30%,  pretty happy  57%, not too happy 11%, not ascertained  2,7%
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 11%,   2: 54%,   3: 35%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.24 7.32
SD:
0.63 1.65
Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general how satisfying do you find the way you are spending your life these days. Would you call it.....?
3  completely satisfying
2  pretty satisfying
1  not very satisfying
Classification:
O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a
Author's label:
Satisfaction
Remarks:
data 1976
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 10%,   2: 73%,   3: 16%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.06 6.88
SD:
0.51 1.53