Lee (1978): study US Washington 1975
Publication
- Author(s):
- Lee, G.R.
- Title:
- Marriage and Morale in Later Life.
- Source:
- Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978, Vol. 40, 131 - 139
Investigation
- Public
- 60+ aged marrieds, Washington State USA, 1975
- Sample
- Probability systematic sample
- Respondents
- N = 439
- Non Response
- 62%
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 6 questions:
A On the whole, life gives me a lot of pleasure
B On the whole, I am very satisfied with my life today
C Things are getting just worse for me as I get older
D All in all, I find a great deal of happiness today
E I have a lot to be sad about
F Nothing ever turn out for me the way I want it
Scoring
4 strongly agree
3
2
1 strongly disagree
Computation: simple addition. Possible range 6-24 - Classification:
- M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a
- Author's label:
- Morale
- Page in publication:
- 134
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 6 - 24 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 18.80 -
- SD:
- 2.40 -