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Studies

Keith & Landry (1992): study CA 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Keith, J.; Landry, L.J.
Title:
Well-Being of Older Canadians.
Source:
Canadian Social Trends, 1992, Vol. 25, 16 - 17

Investigation

Public
55+ aged, Canada, 1985
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 0
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Lead item not reported
4  very happy
3  somewhat happy
2  somewhat unhappy
1  very unhappy
-   DK/NA
Classification:
O-H?-?-sq-v-4-b
Author's label:
Happiness status
Page in publication:
17
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1%,   2: 5%,   3: 49%,   4: 45%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.38 7.93
SD:
0.63 2.10

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding men/women