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Studies

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:

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with family-life