Bernow (1985): study SE 1982
Publication
- Author(s):
- Bernow, R.
- Title:
- Livskvaliteten i Sverige. (Quality of Life in Sweden).
- Source:
- Stockholm Läns Landsting, 1985, Stockholm, Sweden
Investigation
- Public
- 18-70 aged, general public, Sweden, 1982
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1558
- Non Response
- ?
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question, asked twice during the interview:
Are you at this moment satisfied or dissatisfied with life in general......?
7 very satisfied
6 for the greater part satisfied
5 rather more satisfied than dissatisfied
4 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
3 somewhat more dissatisfied than satisfied
2 for the greater part dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied
- Do not know, difficult to say - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction (LIV III)
- Page in publication:
- 18
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Equivalence (LIV I by LIV II): r = +.81. The correlation was lower among Ss below age 20 and the lower educated. Retest after 3 - 4 weeks: r = +.57. 85% scored identical.
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 2%, 3: 4%, 4: 6%, 5: 9%, 6: 58%, 7: 17% (total 97%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.50 8.70
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Are you generally speaking happy or unhappy?
5 very happy
4 rather happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 rather unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- Lycka (happiness)
- Remarks:
- Originally coded: 1 = very happy.....4 = very unhappy. Reversed by WDH team
- Page in publication:
- 12
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Retest after 3 - 4 weeks: r=+.69. 98% of the scores identical.
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 2%, 3: 18%, 4: 58%, 5: 18% (total 97%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.90 7.25
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Are you at this moment satisfied or dissatisfied with your life in general?"
7 very satisfied
6 for the greater part satisfied
5 rather more satisfied than dissatisfied
4 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
3 somewhat more satisfied than dissatisfied
2 for the greater part dissatisfied
1 dissatisfied
- do not know, difficult to say - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Question asked at the beginning and end of the interview (Liv I and LIV II)
When asked at the beginning of the interview M = 5,7, transformed to scale 0-10 8,9 - Error estimates:
- Repeat reliability (same question asked at the beginning and the end of the interview) r = +.81
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.50 8.60
- SD:
- - -