| 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. |