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Studies

Ackerman et al. (1989): study US 1986

Publication

Author(s):
Ackerman, N.M.; Bailey, D.; Jenson, G.O.
Title:
Farm Work and Family: Major Sources of Satisfaction for Farm Families.
Source:
Utah Science, 1989, Vol. 50, 134 - 142

Investigation

Public
Dairy farm couples, Utah, USA,1986
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 116
Non Response
28%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Two-person interview teams conducted separate simultaneous interviews with the husband and wife in each dairy farm household.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Overall quality of life
Page in publication:
136
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.66 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Husband&Wife