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Studies

Gubrium (1974): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Gubrium, J.F.
Title:
Marital Desolation and the Evaluation of Everyday Life in Old Age.
Source:
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1974, Vol. 38, 107 -113

Investigation

Public
Aged persons, Detroit, USA, 197?
Sample
Respondents
N = 210
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied would you say you are with your way of life today? Would you say you are........?
3  very satisfied
2  fairly satisfied
1  not satisfied
Classification:
O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-b
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All in all, how much Unhappiness would you say you find in life today? Would you say…?
3   almost none
2   some unhappiness
1   great unhappiness
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-bb
Author's label:
Happiness

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Married vs never married