Rempel (1985): study CA 1979
Publication
- Author(s):
- Rempel, J.
- Title:
- Childless Elderly: What are They Missing?
- Source:
- Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985, Vol. 47, 343 - 348
Investigation
- Public
- Elderly persons, noninstitutionalized, Canada, 1979
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 338
- Non Response
- 39
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"........satisfaction with life in general........."
(Full question not reported)
Rated on a ladder scale.
[ 10 ] very satisfied
[ 9 ]
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ] neutral
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1]
[ 0 ] very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SL?-g-sq-l-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 9.10 8.10
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.40 7.00
- SD:
- - -