Austrom (1980): study CA 1982
Publication
- Author(s):
- Austrom, D.R.
- Title:
- Love and Work and the Quality of Life in Canada: Report on a Nation-Wide Survey.
- Source:
- Unpublished Paper, Indiana University, Before 1980, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged readers of Today Magazine, Canada, 1982
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Semi-probability sample
- Respondents
- N = 7062
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 14%, 2: 52.7%, 3: 33.3% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.19 7.10
- SD:
- 0.66 1.75
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
10 completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-o
- Author's label:
- life-satisfaction
- Remarks:
- This questiion figured at the end of a list of questions onb satisfaction with various domains of life
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.2%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%, 6: 0%, 7: 0%, 8: 0%, 9: 0%, 10: 0%, 11: 12.6% (total 13.8%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 8.50 -
- SD:
- - -