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Michalos & Orlando (2006a): study CA Prince George 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Michalos, A.C.; Orlando, J.A.
Title:
Quality of Life of Some Under-Represented Survey Respondents: Youth, Aboriginals and Unemployed.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2006, Vol. 79, 191 - 213

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, 1997-2005
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 8664
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

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 life as-a-whole?
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-SLW-c-sq-v-7-f
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.67 -
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:
Quality of Life
Page in publication:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.48 -
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:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.65 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with house