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Studies

Buchanan & Cantril (1953): study GB 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, Great Britain, 1948
Survey name
Tension Study
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 1195
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  all right
1  dissatisfied
-   don't know
Classification:
O-SLC-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Satisfaction
Page in publication:
137
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 33%,   2: 52%,   3: 12%   (total 97%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.78 5.89
SD:
0.65 2.27

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age