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Abrams (1973): study GB 1971

Publication

Author(s):
Abrams, M.
Title:
Subjective Social Indicators.
Source:
Social Trends, 1973, Vol. 4, 35 - 50

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, urban areas, United Kingdom, 1971
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 213
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

"How dissatisfied would you say you are with things in general today?'
Rated on ladder scale
[ 10 ]  completely satisfied
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[  0  ]  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-b
Author's label:
Overall self rating of things in general
Page in publication:
37
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.53 5.53
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Occupation Current occupation Income Current income level (unspecified) Social status Current socio-economic status Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Sexe Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Terminal Education Age Years schooling Marital status Married (vs widowed) Age among elders Age difference among elderly