Buttel et al. (1977): study US Wisconsin 1974
Publication
- Author(s):
- Buttel, F.H.; Martinson, O.B.; Wilkening, E.A.
- Title:
- Ideology and Social Indicators of the Quality of Life.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1977, Vol. 4, 353 - 369
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Winconsin, USA, 1974
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 548
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"How do you feel about what you are accomplishing in life...?"
7 completely satisfied
6 very satisfied
5 satisfied
4 satisfied-dissatisfied
3 dissatisfied
2 very dissatisfied
1 completely dissatisfied. - Classification:
- C-A-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life acomplishment
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.00 6.70
- SD:
- 1.10 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question :
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7 completely satisfied
6 very satisfied
5 satisfied
4 satisfied/dissatisfied
3 dissatisfied
2 very dissatisfied
1 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life as a whole
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.20 7.00
- SD:
- 0.90 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
In general, how happy would you say you are these days.....?
7 extremely happy
6 very happy
5 pretty happy
4 not too happy
3 a bit unhappy
2 pretty unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.40 7.30
- SD:
- 0.90 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on 3 questions:
A How do you feel about what you are accomplishing in life?
B How do you feel about your life as a whole?
C In general, how happy would you say you are these days?
Answer options:
7 completely satisfied
6 very satisfied
5 satisfied
4 satisfied - dissatisfied
3 dissatisfied
2 very dissatisfied
1 completely dissatisfied
Possible range 3 - 21 - Classification:
- M-CO-u-mq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Overall life satisfaction
- Error estimates:
- Validity: Cronbachs alpha = .72
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 15.60 7.30
- SD:
- 2.30 -