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Studies

Cantril (1965): study EG 1960

Publication

Author(s):
Cantril, H.
Title:
The Pattern of Human Concern.
Source:
Rutgers University Press, 1965, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Egypt, 1960
Survey name
INT-Cantril World Survey
Sample
Non-probability accidental sample
Respondents
N = 499
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the  bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?   
[  10  ]  best possible life
[    9  ]
[    8  ]
[    7  ]
[    6  ]
[    5  ]
[    4  ]
[    3  ]
[    2  ]
[    1  ]
[    0  ]  worst possible life
                          
                                                                                
Preceded by 1)  open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and  where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.

Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original)
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
17% low, 51%  medium, 30% high
Page in publication:
121, 367
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.37%,   2: 3.77%,   3: 4.51%,   4: 7.32%,   5: 10.7%,   6: 19.66%,   7: 20%,   8: 12.39%,   9: 13.35%,   10: 1.63%,   11: 3.94%   (total 99.64%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.45 5.45
SD:
2.23 2.23

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Male sex Sexe: male (vs female) Urban dwelling Rural dwelling (vs urban) Positive evaluation of present national situation Evaluation of current situation of nation