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Studies

Hsieh (2016): study US 1971

Publication

Author(s):
Hsieh, C.M.
Title:
Domain Importance in Subjective Well-Being Measures
Source:
Social Indicators Research 127: 777-792

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA 1971
Survey name
US-Quality of American Life
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 2164
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7  completely satisfied
6
5
4  neutral
3
2
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding sum of ten domain satisfaction scores