Abrams & Hall (1972): study GB 1971
Publication
- Author(s):
- Abrams, M.; Hall, J.
- Title:
- The Condition of the British People: Report on a Pilot Survey using Self-Rating Scales.
- Source:
- Unpublished Paper, Social Science Research Council, 1972, London, UK
Investigation
- Public
- 15+ aged, middle class, Britain, 1971
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 213
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Halfstructured questionnaire, using both open end and closed questions.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"How dissatisfied would you say you are with things in general today?'
Rated on ladder scale
[ 10 ] completely satisfied
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[ 0 ] completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-b
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction in general
- Remarks:
- Almost symmetric.: 20 % low (0-3), 56 % medium (4-7), 24 % high (8-10)
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.53 -
- SD:
- - -