Michalos (1983): study CA Ontario 1982
Publication
- Author(s):
- Michalos, A.C.
- Title:
- Satisfaction and Happiness in a Rural Northern Resource Community.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1983, Vol. 13, 225 - 252
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, rural community, North Ontario, Canada, 1982
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 598
- Non Response
- 8%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
In most cases filled out by subjects themselves
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole right now.....?
7 delightful
6 very satisfying
5 satisfying
4 mixed
3 dissatisfying
2 very dissatisfying
1 terrible
No opinion
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' ( modified version) - Classification:
- O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.09 6.81
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Considering your life as a whole, would you describe it as....:?
1 very unhappy
2
| unhappy
3
4 an even mixture of unhappiness and happiness
5
| happy
6
7 very happy
no opinion - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- General Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.28 7.13
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"Some people have certain goals or aspirations for various aspects of their lives. They aim for a particular sort of home, income, family lifestyle, and so on. Compared to your general aims and goals, how would you say that your life measures up to it.....?"
1 not at all
2 fairly
3 poorly
4 half as well as your goal
5 fairly
6 well
7 matches your goal - Classification:
- C-RG-u-sq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Goal achievement
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.24 7.07
- SD:
- - -