Tweeten & Lu (1976): study US 1970
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tweeten, L.; Lu, Y.
- Title:
- Attitudes as a Measure of Optimal Place of Residence.
- Source:
- The Social Science Journal, 1976, Vol. 13, 9 - 26
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1970
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 1580
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
In general how satisfying do you find the way you are spending your life these days. Would you call it.....?
3 completely satisfying
2 pretty satisfying
1 not very satisfying - Classification:
- O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Personal effectiveness
- Page in publication:
- 22
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 14.3%, 2: 64.7%, 3: 21% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.07 6.90
- SD:
- 0.59 1.77