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Correlational findings

Study Easterlin (1974): study US 1946 /1

Public
Adults, general public, USA, 1946-1970
Sample
Respondents
N = 29143
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
AIPO Polls Time Series
Our Classification
Remarks
AIPO Polls in: Apr. '46: 3151, Dec. '47: 1434, Aug. '48: 1596, Nov. '52: 3003, Sep. '56: 4186, Mar. '57: 1627, July '63: 3368, Oct. '66: 3531, Dec. '70: 1517
Distribution
Mean:  on original scale: 2,40, transformed to range 0-10: 6,99
Operationalization
Self report on songle question:
Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are...?
3   very happy
2   fairly happy
1   not very happy

Asked in 10 surveys between 1946-1965

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-g-sq-v-3-a DMt = Time       Mean happiness  N       

apr.46       6,45         3151       
dec.47       6,60         1434
aug.48       6,65         1596
nov.52       6,95         3003
sep.56       7,40         4186
mar.57       7,55         1627
O-HL-g-sq-v-3-I DMt = Time       Mean happiness  N

jul. 63      7,10         3668
oct. 66      7,30         3531
dec. 70      6,90         1517