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Cantril (1965): study XZ Yugoslavia 1962

Publication

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

Investigation

Public
21+ aged, general public, Yugoslavia, 1962
Sample
Respondents
N = 1523
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:
Data on Croatians and Slovenians in this sample are reported separately with the (later formed) nations Croatia and Slovenia.
Page in publication:
57, 355
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.97%,   2: 3.38%,   3: 6.31%,   4: 11.27%,   5: 13.52%,   6: 28.17%,   7: 14.65%,   8: 10.14%,   9: 6.76%,   10: 1.97%,   11: 2.14%   (total 100.28%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.95 4.95
SD:
2.05 2.05

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Educational level Level of school-education Ethnicity Ethnic status in (former) Yugoslavia Male sex Sexe: male (vs female) Socio-economic level Current socio-economic status Urban dwelling Rural dwelling (vs urban) Positive evaluation of present national situation Evaluation of current situation of nation Being a housewife Full-time home maker Occupation Current occupation