Rodgers & Converse (1975): study US 1972
Publication
- Author(s):
- Rodgers, W.L.; Converse, P.E.
- Title:
- Measures of the Perceived Overall Quality of Life.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1975, Vol. 2, 127 - 152
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1972
- Survey name
- US-SRC
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 947
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
- Page in publication:
- 130
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 10%, 2: 68%, 3: 22% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.12 7.01
- SD:
- 0.55 1.44