Buchanan & Cantril (1953): study FR 1948

Publication

Author(s):

Buchanan, W.; Cantril, H.

Title:

How Nations see Each Other. A Study in Public Opinion.

Source:

University of Illinois Press, 1953, Urbana, USA

Investigation

Public

21+ aged, general public, France, 1948

Survey name

Tension Study

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 1000

Non Response

-

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

How satisfied are you with the way you are getting on now?
3  very satisfied
2  satisfied
1  not satisfied

Classification:

O-SLC-c-sq-v-3-ab

Author's label:

Satisfaction

Remarks:

Weighed using 1936 census

Page in publication:

147

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 56%,   2: 27%,   3: 2%   (total 85%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

1.36 4.83

SD:

0.53 2.68

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Educational level Level of school-education Male sex Sex: male (vs female) Being retired, independent Current status: retired or not S.E.S. 'Objective' socio-economic status Being a housewife Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Current status: retired or not Occupation Current occupation