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Studies

Borgatta & Foss (1979): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Borgatta, E.F.; Foss, R.G.
Title:
Correlates of Age: The NORC General Social Survey.
Source:
Research on Aging, 1979, Vol. 1, 253 - 272

Investigation

Public
18+ general public USA 1972-1978
Survey name
CN-GSS 2003
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 10652
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are .....?
3   very happy
2   pretty happy
1   not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-a
Page in publication:
526

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years)