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