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Studies

Kivett (1976): study US 1970

Publication

Author(s):
Kivett, V.R.
Title:
The Aged in North Carolina: Physical, Social and Environmental Characteristics and Sources of Assistance. (The Guilford Study)
Source:
Technical Bulletin No.237, North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, 1976, USA

Investigation

Public
65+ aged, North Carolina, USA, 1970-71
Sample
Respondents
N = 469
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All in all, how much Unhappiness would you say that you find in life today.......?
1   a great deal
2   some
3   almost none
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ba
Author's label:
General happiness
Page in publication:
36
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 15.7%,   2: 20.4%,   3: 60.4%   (total 96.5%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.46 -
SD:
0.76 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Urban living