Atkinson (1979): study CA 1977

Publication

Author(s):

Atkinson, T.H.

Title:

Trends in Life Satisfaction among Canadians, 1968-1977.

Source:

Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1979, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1977

Survey name

CN-QOLstudy '77

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 3289

Non Response

33%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Please look at this satisfaction scale and tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your life as a whole
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1  Dissatisfied

Numbers were presented in different order (1 satisfied… 10 dissatisfied).

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-n-10-b

Author's label:

General life satisfaction

Remarks:

Recorded to 3 steps: 35% very satisfied, 53% fairly satisfied, 12% dissatisfied.

Page in publication:

8

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income Current income level (unspecified) Age Current age (in years) Education Level of school-education Male sex Sex: male (vs female) Ethnicity Ethnic status in Canada Community size Community size Occupation Current involvement in farming
Kind of occupation (profession) Geographic region Region in Canada