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Studies

Kasl & Harburg (1975): study US 1970

Publication

Author(s):
Kasl, S.V.; Harburg, E.
Title:
Mental Health and the Urban Environment: Some Doubts and Second Thoughts.
Source:
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1975, Vol. 16, 268 - 282

Investigation

Public
25-60 aged married adults, Detroit, USA, 197?
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
17%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interviews by same race interviewer

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Now thinking about your life these days in general, would you say, you are.....?
3  very happy
2  fairly happy
1  unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-d
Author's label:
Happiness

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Environmental stress