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Studies

Simon & Nath (2004): study US 1996

Publication

Author(s):
Simon, R.W.; Nath, L.E.
Title:
Gender and Emotion in the United States: Do Men and Women Differ in Self-Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior?
Source:
American Journal of Sociology, 2004, Vol. 109, 1137 - 1176

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 1996
Survey name
US-GSS 1994
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2904
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How many days in the previous week did you feel happy?
0  none
1
2
3
4
5
6
7  all
Classification:
M-TH-cw-sq-n-8-a
Page in publication:
A1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.30 7.57
SD:
2.00 2.86