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Studies

Dantine (1985): study AT 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Dantine, W.D.
Title:
Soziologische und Psychologische Ursachen des Wertwandel Phänomens. (Sociological and Psychological Determinants of Value Change).
Source:
Research Report, Institut für Empirische Sozialforschung, IFES, 1985, Vienna, Austria

Investigation

Public
14+ aged, general public, Austria, 1985
Sample
Respondents
N = 1027
Non Response
?
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

I now mention some experiences, moods. Please tell me how often you feel so ......."  happy." (one of several moods)
1  seldom or never
2  sometimes
3  often
Classification:
A-AOL-g-sq-v-3-d
Author's label:
Happy (Glucklich)
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 7%,   2: 45%,   3: 47%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.40 -
SD:
0.62 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Male sex Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Education Level of school-education
Vocational education
Income Household income Social rank 'Objective' socio-economic status Community size Community size Materialism Post-materialist values Left-right Preference for: left vs right wing Occupation Current occupation Pension Current status: retired or not Occupational activity Current employment status