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Studies

Mastekaasa & Moum (1984): study NO 1982

Publication

Author(s):
Mastekaasa, A.; Moum, T.
Title:
The Perceived Quality of Life in Norway: Regional Variations and Contextual Effects.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 1984, Vol. 14, 385 - 419

Investigation

Public
18-79 aged, general public, Norway, 1982
Sample
Respondents
N = 972
Non Response
22%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you feel that your life at present is.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-d
Author's label:
Happiness
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Ss were asked to rate themselves on an 1 - 10 rating ladder in terms of their self-perceived life satisfaction.
(Full question not reported).
[ 10 ]  +
[   9 ]
[   8 ]
[   7 ]
[   6 ]
[   5 ]
[   4 ]
[   3 ]
[   2 ]
[   1 ] --

(labels of scale extremes not reported)
Classification:
O-SL?-?-sq-l-10-a
Author's label:
Overall life satisfaction

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Education