Montenegro & Fisher (2005): study US 2004
Publication
- Author(s):
- Montenegro, X.P.; Fisher, L.
- Title:
- Sexuality At Midlife and Beyond. 2004 Update of Attitudes and Behaviors.
- Source:
- American Association Of Retired Persons (AARP), 2005, Washington, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Middle aged people, USA, 2004
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Sampling not reported
- Respondents
- N = 1683
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder (10) represents the best possible life for you and the bottom (1) represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel personally stand at the present time?
[ 10 ] best possible life for you
[ 9 ]
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ]
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1 ] worst possible life for you
Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (adapted version) - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-10-b
- Author's label:
- To thre steps of the ladder of life
- Page in publication:
- 75
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 1%, 3: 3%, 4: 4%, 5: 8%, 6: 11%, 7: 16%, 8: 31%, 9: 15%, 10: 10% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.29 6.99
- SD:
- 1.90 2.11
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Please tell me how often you have felt this way during the past week...?
I felt happy..
0 rarely or none of the time
1 some or a little of the time
2 occasionally or a moderate amount of time
3 most of the time
Item in CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression) Scale. Score reversed. - Classification:
- M-TH-cw-sq-v-4-e
- Author's label:
- I was happy
- Page in publication:
- 80
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 3%, 2: 8%, 3: 28%, 4: 61% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.47 8.23
- SD:
- 0.77 2.56