Gallup (1998): study US 1998
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gallup,
- Title:
- Have and Have-Nots: Perceptions of Fairness and Opportunity - 1998. Special Report.
- Source:
- Gallup Poll News Service, 6 July 1998, Washington DC, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1998
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 5001
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in your own personal life?
1 dissatisfied
2 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLP-g-sq-v-2-b
- Remarks:
- Only percent satisfied reported. Assumed that DKNA is 1%
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 14%, 2: 85% (total 99%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.86 7.71
- SD:
- 0.35 1.95
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 5%, 2: 50%, 3: 45% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.40 7.56
- SD:
- 0.58 1.79