Meredith (1984): study US 1982
Publication
- Author(s):
- Meredith, W.H.
- Title:
- Level and Correlates of Perceived Quality of Life for Lao Hmong Refugees in Nebraska.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1984, Vol. 14, 83 - 97
Investigation
- Public
- 16+ aged, recent refugees from Laos, USA, 1982
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 145
- Non Response
- 0%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire filled out anonimously in presence of interviewer
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:
- Perceived global quality of life
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: 97% of the respondents gave the same answer on the two identical questions
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 4.1%, 2: 8.2%, 3: 6.3%, 4: 14.5%, 5: 20.7%, 6: 31%, 7: 15.2% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.93 6.17
- SD:
- 1.65 -