Kiecolt & Acock (1990): study US 1980
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kiecolt, K.J.; Acock, A.C.
- Title:
- Childhood Family Structure and Adult Psychological Well-Being of Black Americans.
- Source:
- Sociological Spectrum, 1990, Vol. 10, 169 - 186
Investigation
- Public
- 18 + aged; Blacks, USA, 198?
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 1911
- Non Response
- 33%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview by Black interviewer
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
In general, how satisfied are you with your life these days....?"
4 very satisfied
3 somewhat satisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLu-c-sq-v-4-b
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- percentages not reported
- Page in publication:
- 176
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.03 -
- SD:
- 0.83 -