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:

Selfreport 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 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 Full-time home maker
Current employment status
Current status: retired or not Occupation Current occupation