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: