Fischer (1973): study US 1968
Publication
- Author(s):
- Fischer, C.S.
- Title:
- Urban Malaise.
- Source:
- Social Forces, 1973, Vol. 52, 221 - 235
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, varying age ranges, general public, USA, 1968
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 1440
- Non Response
- -
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
In general how satisfying do you find the way you are spending your life these days. Would you call it.....?
3 completely satisfying
2 pretty satisfying
1 not very satisfying - Classification:
- O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Malaise
- Page in publication:
- 226
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 10.7%, 2: 65.9%, 3: 23.4% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.13 7.08
- SD:
- 0.57 1.71