Michalos & Zumbo (2001): study CA Prince George 1999
Publication
- Author(s):
 - Michalos, A.C.; Zumbo, B.D.
 - Title:
 - Ethnicity, Modern Prejudice and the Quality of Life.
 - Source:
 - Social Indicators Research, 2001, Vol. 53, 189 - 222
 
Investigation
- Public
 - Adults, general public, City of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, 1998
 - Sample
 - Probability simple random sample
 - Respondents
 - N = 743
 - Non Response
 - 70%
 - Assessment
 - 
        Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)                    
Mailed questionnaire 
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 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
 - Observed distribution
 - Summary Statistics
 - On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
 - Mean:
 - 5.45 -
 - 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
 - Observed distribution
 - Summary Statistics
 - On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
 - Mean:
 - 5.37 -
 - 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 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
 - Observed distribution
 - Summary Statistics
 - On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
 - Mean:
 - 5.50 -
 - SD:
 - - -