Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 /3
Publication
- Author(s):
- Andrews, F.M.; Withey, S.B.
- Title:
- Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
- Source:
- Plenum Press, 1976, New York, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1972
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1118
- Non Response
- 24%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7 completely satisfied
6
5
4 neutral
3
2
1 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
- Author's label:
- Seven-point satisfaction (G29)
- Remarks:
- Data November form 1
- Page in publication:
- 318
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 1%, 3: 4%, 4: 13%, 5: 27%, 6: 41%, 7: 13% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.39 7.32
- SD:
- 1.15 1.91
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question :
Where would you put your life as a whole on a feeling thermometer?
Rated on 'thermometer scale' (in grades)
0 degrees: very cold, negative
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100 very warm, positive - Classification:
- M-FH-u-sq-t-101-a
- Author's label:
- Thermometer (G8)
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 1%, 6: 2%, 7: 5%, 8: 8%, 9: 26%, 10: 41%, 11: 17%, 12: 0%, 13: 0%, 14: 0%, 15: 0%, 16: 0%, 17: 0%, 18: 0%, 19: 0%, 20: 0%, 21: 0%, 22: 0%, 23: 0%, 24: 0%, 25: 0%, 26: 0%, 27: 0%, 28: 0%, 29: 0%, 30: 0%, 31: 0%, 32: 0%, 33: 0%, 34: 0%, 35: 0%, 36: 0%, 37: 0%, 38: 0%, 39: 0%, 40: 0%, 41: 0%, 42: 0%, 43: 0%, 44: 0%, 45: 0%, 46: 0%, 47: 0%, 48: 0%, 49: 0%, 50: 0%, 51: 0%, 52: 0%, 53: 0%, 54: 0%, 55: 0%, 56: 0%, 57: 0%, 58: 0%, 59: 0%, 60: 0%, 61: 0%, 62: 0%, 63: 0%, 64: 0%, 65: 0%, 66: 0%, 67: 0%, 68: 0%, 69: 0%, 70: 0%, 71: 0%, 72: 0%, 73: 0%, 74: 0%, 75: 0%, 76: 0%, 77: 0%, 78: 0%, 79: 0%, 80: 0%, 81: 0%, 82: 0%, 83: 0%, 84: 0%, 85: 0%, 86: 0%, 87: 0%, 88: 0%, 89: 0%, 90: 0%, 91: 0%, 92: 0%, 93: 0%, 94: 0%, 95: 0%, 96: 0%, 97: 0%, 98: 0%, 99: 0%, 100: 0%, 101: 0% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 78.00 7.80
- SD:
- 16.40 1.64
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 mixed
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version) - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life1(G1)
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.5%, 2: 0.8%, 3: 2.2%, 4: 11.8%, 5: 39.5%, 6: 34.6%, 7: 10.6% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.35 7.25
- SD:
- 1.00 1.67