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Studies

Glenn & Weaver (1979): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Glenn, N.D.; Weaver, C.N.
Title:
A Note on Family Situation and Global Happiness.
Source:
Social Forces, 1979, Vol. 57, 960 - 967

Investigation

Public
18-59 aged whites, non-institutionalized, USA, 1972-75
Sample
Respondents
N = 4049
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Psychological well-being
Error estimates:
Reliability: 380 respondents of the 1972 wave were reinterviewed after two weeks: 72% rated their happiness in the same way Validity:

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Married state