Michalos (2005): study CA Prince George 2003

Publication

Public: Adults, City of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, 2003
Sample: Probability simple random sample
Respondents: N = 315
Non Response: 87%
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Full text:: Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
7  completely satisfied
6  quite satisfied
5  somewhat satisfied
4  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
3  somewhat dissatisfied
2  quite dissatisfied
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-v-7-g
Author's label:: global satisfaction your life as a whole
Page in publication:: 30
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.70 -
SD:: - -

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Here are some features of people’s lives affecting them today.  Please indicate how satisfied you are with each of them....
How satisfied are you with your overall quality of life?
1  very dissatisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
3  a little dissatisfied
4  about evenly balanced
5  a little satisfied
6  somewhat satisfied
7  very satisfied
Classification:: O-SQL-c-sq-v-7-b
Author's label:: overall quality of life
Page in publication:: 30
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.60 -
SD:: - -

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Considering your life as a whole, how happy would you say you are?
1  very unhappy
2  somewhat unhappy
3  a little unhappy
4  evenly balanced
5  a little happy
6  somewhat happy
7  very happy
Classification:: O-HL-u-sq-v-7-f
Author's label:: happiness
Page in publication:: 30
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.80 -
SD:: - -

Author's label

Subject Description

Finding

Time spent on arts-related actvities: Singing alone