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