Blishen & Atkinson (1980): study CA 1977
Publication
- Author(s):
- Blishen, B.R.; Atkinson, T.H.
- Title:
- Anglophone and Francophone Perceptions of the Quality of Life in Canada.
- Source:
- Szalai, A.; Andrews, F.; Eds.:" The Quality of Life, Comparative Studies.", Sage, 1980, London, 25 - 40
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, general public, Canada, 1977
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 3288
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Not explicitly reported. Four major data collection activities in 1977; 1979 and 1981. 1: three national cross-sectional surveys 2: panel surveys evenly divided between two metropolitan areas. 3: elite surveys with respondents chosen positionally. 4: data base composed of statistical information of the economic, social, political, and live derived from government statistical services.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Here is a card that I want you to use to tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you with your life in general. If you are completely satisfied with it you would say "eleven' and if you are completely dissatisfied with it you would say "one". If you are neither completely satisfied not completely dissatisfied you would put yourself somewhere from "two' to "ten". The higher the number, the more satisfied you are.
In general, how satisfied are you with your life? Which number on the card comes closest to how you feel?
1 completely dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6 neutral
7
8
9
10
11 completely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-b
- Author's label:
- General Life Satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 30
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 11 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 8.69 7.69
- SD:
- 1.79 1.79