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Studies

Barnes et al. (1979): study AT 1974

Publication

Author(s):
Barnes, S.H.; Farah, B.G.; Heunks, T
Title:
Personal Dissatisfaction.
Source:
Barnes, S.H.;Kaase, M. (Eds).: "Political Action: Mass Participation in Five Western Democracies", Sage, 1979, Beverly Hills, USA, 381 - 407

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Austria, 1974
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 1584
Non Response
36%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with life as a whole these days.....?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
(Scale labels not reported)
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ka
Author's label:
Life as a Whole Satisfaction
Remarks:
This question was preceded by questions on satisfaction with material life
Page in publication:
387
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.10 7.10
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Protest Potential