Study | Michalos & Zumbo (2000): study CA Prince George 1997 |
Title | Criminal Victimization and the Quality of Life. |
Source | Social Indicators Research, 2000, Vol. 50, 245 - 295 |
DOI | DOI: 10.1023/A:1006930019814 |
Public | Adult general population, City of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, 1997 |
Sample | Probability simple random sample |
Non-Response | 63% |
Respondents N = | 737 |
Correlate | |
Author's label | Victimization |
Page in Source | 253/4, 268 |
Our classification | Current victim status, code V06ab |
Operationalization | Selfreport of being a victim of crime in the last year 1: was victim 0: was not |
Observed distribution | 1: 38% 0: 62% |
Remarks | Theft of less than $500: 35.3%; Break and enter dwelling: 16.9%; Vanedalism damage lees than $1000: 8.7%; Break and enter vehicle: 8.7%; Theft of $5000 or more: 8.7%; Vandalism damage $1000 or more: 6.2%; Assault: 4.8%; Fraud: 2.8%; Other: 2.7%; Spousal abuse: 1.5%; Drunkendriving injury: 1.3%; Stalker: 0.8%; Elder abuse: 0.8%; Sexual assault: 0.7% Victim of more than one crime: 18% |
Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
O-QLS-c-sq-v-7-b | DM=- | was victim M = 5.5 was not M = 5.7 - difference -0.2 |
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-e | DM=- | was victim M = 5.4 was not M = 5.6 - difference -0.2 |
O-SLW-c-sq-v-7-f | DM=- | was victim M = 5.6 was not M = 5.9 - difference -0.3 |
Code | Full Text |
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-e | Selfreport on single question: Considering your life as a whole, would you describe it as…? 1 very unhappy 2 unhappy 3 unhappy 4 mixed 5 happy 6 happy 7 very happy lVerbal abel 'unhappy' used for numerical options 2 and 3 together. Likewise verbal label 'happy'used for both numerical options 5 and 6. |
O-QLS-c-sq-v-7-b | Selfreport on single question: Here are some features of people’s lives affecting them today. Please indicate how satisfied you are with each of them.... How satisfied are you with your overall quality of life? 1 very dissatisfied 2 somewhat dissatisfied 3 a little dissatisfied 4 about evenly balanced 5 a little satisfied 6 somewhat satisfied 7 very satisfied |
O-SLW-c-sq-v-7-f | Selfreport on single question: Here are some features of people’s lives affecting them today. Please indicate how satisfied you are with each of them.... How satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole? 1 very dissatisfied 2 somewhat dissatisfied 3 a little dissatisfied 4 about evenly balanced 5 a little satisfied 6 somewhat satisfied 7 very satisfied |
Symbol | Explanation |
DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |