Veroff et al. (1981): study US 1976
Publication
- Author(s):
- Veroff, J.; Douvan, E.; Kulka, R.A.
- Title:
- The Inner American: A Self-Portrait from 1957 to 1976.
- Source:
- Basic Books, 1981, New York, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 21+ aged, general public, USA, 1976
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2264
- Non Response
- 29%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
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
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Data 1957
1976 very happy 30%, pretty happy 57%, not too happy 11%, not ascertained 2,7% - Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 11%, 2: 54%, 3: 35% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.24 7.32
- SD:
- 0.63 1.65
- Full text:
-
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:
- Satisfaction
- Remarks:
- data 1976
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 10%, 2: 73%, 3: 16% (total 99%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.06 6.88
- SD:
- 0.51 1.53