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Studies

Michalos & Zumbo (2002): study CA British Columbia 1999

Publication

Author(s):
Michalos, A.C.; Zumbo, B.D.
Title:
Healthy Days, Healthy Satisfaction and Satisfaction with the Overall Quality of Life.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2002, Vol. 59, 321 - 338

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, 2000
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 642
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

On a 7-point scale from 1 indicating 'very satisfied and 7 indicating 'very dissatisfied', how would you rate your level of satisfaction with your overall quality of life?
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SQL-u-sq-n-7-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.50 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Health Satisfaction