Study Witters & Agrawal (2021): study US 2019
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, fall 2019
- Survey name
- US-Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index 2010-2013
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 9645
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Multiple assesment methods
mailed questionnaires and web
Happiness measure(s)
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.55 6.55
- SD:
- - -