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:
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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: