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Studies

Brooks (2002): study US 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Brooks, D.J.
Title:
Running Down the Road to Happiness.
Source:
Gallup Newsletter 8 October 2002, The Gallup Organization, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 2001
Survey name
Gallup poll
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 1005
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3   very happy
2   fairly happy
1   not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
Author's label:
happiness
Page in publication:
2
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 11%,   2: 52%,   3: 37%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.26 7.27
SD:
0.64 1.71

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income levels Household income males/females Sexe: male (vs female) frequency of excercise Physical activity church attendance Participation in church