Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 /1

Public: 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/7
Sample
Respondents: N = 222
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face
Using highly structured questionnaires.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Feeling about life compared to others

Our Classification

Operationalization

Closed question:
a "Which of the following statements
    fits how you feel? My life is worse
    than nearly everyone else's...worse
    than most others...about everage-
    better than some and worse than
    some...better than most other's
    ...better than nearly everyone
    else's?"
b  "Which of the following statements
    fits how you feel? My life is much
    worse than most other people's ...
    somewhat worse...about the same
    ...somewhat better...much better?"

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a

mr = +.37

O-DT asked thrice during the interview:
at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.
Question a:
O-DT asked first : r=+.40
O-DT asked second: r=+.30
O-DT asked third : r=+.40

M-AO-u-sq-f-7-a

r = +.40