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Gallup (1976): study ZZ Europe 1975

Publication

Author(s):
Gallup,
Title:
Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Source:
Public Opinion Quarterly, 1976, Vol. 40, 459 - 467

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, Europe, 1975
Survey name
Kettering Survey
Sample
Varied Probability
Respondents
N = 2241
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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
Page in publication:
Q9
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 18%,   2: 60%,   3: 20%   (total 98%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.02 6.63
SD:
0.62 1.63