Gallup (2008): study US 2004
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gallup,
- Title:
- Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
- Source:
- The Gallup Organization, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2004
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1004
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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
- Remarks:
- Also reported in Jones 2004
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.67%, 2: 0.36%, 3: 0.85%, 4: 3.11%, 5: 6.79%, 6: 15.27%, 7: 15.88%, 8: 23.02%, 9: 21.04%, 10: 8.87%, 11: 3.93% (total 99.79%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.60 6.60
- SD:
- 1.84 1.84