Jackson & Gibson (1985): study US 1979
Publication
- Author(s):
- Jackson, J.S.; Gibson, R.C.
- Title:
- Work and Retirement among the Black Elderly.
- Source:
- Smith-Blau, Z.;Ed.: "Current Perpectives of Aging and the Life Cycle, Vol. 1", JAI Press, 1985, 193 - 222
Investigation
- Public
- 55+ aged blacks, USA, 1979-80
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 544
- Non Response
- 33%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"...... how satisfied are you with your life-as-a-whole......?"
(Full question not reported)
1 not very satisfied
2 somewhat satisfied
3 very satisfied
4 extremely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SL?-?-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Original 4-step scale reduced to 3-steps combining "somewhat dissatisfied" and "very dissatisfied") in the analysis.
Average on range 1-3 is: 2,36 - Page in publication:
- 210
- 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:
- happiness
- Page in publication:
- 210
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.40 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
.. Got what you hoped for in life (full text not reported)
1 less
2 mostly - Classification:
- C-RA-h-sq-v-2-c
- Author's label:
- GOT WHAT YOU HOPED FOR OUT OF LIFE
- Page in publication:
- 211
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.79 -
- SD:
- - -