Gallup (2008): study US 1991
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gallup,
- Title:
- Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
- Source:
- The Gallup Organization, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1991
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1215
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- 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
- Remarks:
- Also reported in Saad 2004
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 9.82%, 2: 45%, 3: 44.19% (total 99.01%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.35 7.51
- SD:
- 0.65 1.75
- Full text:
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Self report on single question
We'd like to know how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with different aspects of your life. Are you completely satisfied. Somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied with ….
Your life as a whole?
4 completely satisfied
3 somewhat satisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
1 completely dissatisfied
- don't know - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-v-4-e
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 3.14%, 2: 8.27%, 3: 46.15%, 4: 40.84% (total 98.4%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.27 7.40
- SD:
- 0.75 2.17
- Full text:
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Self report on single question
We'd like to know how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with different aspects of your life. Are you completely satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied with …
Your personal life?
4 completely satisfied
3 somewhat satisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
1 completely dissatisfied
- don't know - Classification:
- O-SLP-u-sq-v-4-a
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 2.4%, 2: 5.81%, 3: 37.01%, 4: 53.49% (total 98.71%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.43 7.89
- SD:
- 0.71 2.06