Lehman et al. (1992): study US 1983
Publication
- Author(s):
- Lehman, A.F.; Myers, P.C.; Slaughter, J.G.
- Title:
- Quality of Life Experiences of the Chronically Mentally Ill.
- Source:
- Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992, Vol. 15, 7 - 12
Investigation
- Public
- Mental Patients, United States, 1986
- Survey name
- US-MentalHealthSurv1976
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive-expert sample
- Respondents
- N = 99
- Non Response
- 7
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:
How do you feel about your life as a whole......?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 mixed
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
Summation: arithmetic mean
Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction' - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Global life
- Page in publication:
- 8