Bharadwaj & Wilkening (1977): study US Wisconsin 1972
Publication
- Author(s):
- Bharadwaj, L.K.; Wilkening, E.A.
- Title:
- The Prediction of Perceived Well-Being.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1977, Vol. 4, 421 - 439
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Wisconsin, USA, 197?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1423
- Non Response
- 12%
- Assessment
- 
        Interview: face-to-face                    
 Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:
 
 Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole........?
 7 completely satisfied
 6
 5
 4
 3
 2
 1 completely dissatisfied
 
 Summation: both scores added
 Possible range: 2 to 14
- Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: equivalence: Cronbach's _= 0.72 Validity: